EZ Restaurant-Style Hummus



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Prep Time:
10 mins

Additional Time:
15 mins

Total Time:
25 mins

Servings:
24

Yield:
3 cups


Ingredients

  • 1 ½(15.5 ounce) cansgarbanzo beans, drained with liquid (aquafaba) reserved
  • ⅓cupfresh lemon juice
  • ¼cupwell-stirred tahini (Middle Eastern sesame paste)
  • 1tablespoonolive oil
  • 3clovesgarlic, minced
  • ⅛teaspoonground cayenne
  • ⅛teaspoonwhite sugar
  • 1pinchsalt and ground black pepper

  • Directions

    Place garbanzo beans, 1 1/2 tablespoon reserved aquafaba, and lemon juice in a food processor. Let soak until flavors combine, about 15 minutes.

    Pulse soaked garbanzo beans until roughly chopped. Add tahini, olive oil, garlic, cayenne, sugar, salt, and black pepper; blend, thinning with reserved aquafaba, until hummus is smooth and reaches desired consistency.



    Cook's Notes:

    Though most popular as an appetizer to be eaten with pita, hummus also works great on sandwiches and wraps, particularly on lavash (soft, cracker-like bread) bread, available at Middle Eastern grocery stores.

    For Kalamata olive hummus: Blend together desired amount of olives and 1/2 teaspoon olive juice per cup of hummus. Stir into hummus. Be cautious as you add olive juice; the brine is very salty. This variation is always a big hit, sometimes more so than the original version.

    For creamy, Persian-style hummus: Add slightly more chickpea liquid and plain yogurt as you blend.

    Lemon hummus: Add extra lemon juice to your hummus to give it that extra "zing".


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    54 Calories
    2g Fat
    7g Carbs
    2g Protein

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