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hummus (with variations)

(5 ratings)
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Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

Adapted from The Complete Book of Greek Cooking by Salaman and Cutler. Hummus is such a healthy food. My granddaughter loves it with carrots and celery, but pita bread is a more traditional dipper.

(5 ratings)
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For hummus (with variations)

  • 14 oz
    can of chickpeas (save out a couple for garnish)
  • 4 Tbsp
    tahini
  • 2-3 clove
    garlic
  • 1
    lemon, juice of
  • salt and pepper
  • VARIATIONS
  • 2
    roasted red bell peppers - blend in with chickpeas
  • 1 Tbsp
    pine nuts, roasted and coarsely chopped - stir in before serving
  • paprika and/or chopped parsley to garnish

How To Make hummus (with variations)

  • 1
    Mash chickpeas with a fork until desired consistency. If you like it smoother, use food processor or immersion blender.
  • 2
    Stir in tahini, then grated garlic cloves and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • 3
    For red pepper version, add red peppers to chickpeas when blending. For pine nut version, mix in after blending chickpeas - you don't want them to be too smoothly incorporated into the hummus.
  • 4
    Garnish with a few reserved chickpeas or paprika or a few pine nuts or some parsley or...
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