Classic hummus also includes tahini, a sesame paste. You may certainly add that to this recipe, or substitute some sesame oil, but it is fine without either as well. And instead of cooking the garbanzo beans from scratch, let's just use a can for quick preparation.
Hummus is rich in protein and dietary fiber, easy to prepare, and is tasty to boot. A hard proposition to beat!
It is so easy to make that you may never buy it again. Be adventurous with different spices.
Ingredients:
1 can 15 oz. garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained
2-3 tbs. extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1/2 large lemon, squeezed
1 tsp. fresh ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1/4 cup tahini or 1 tsp. sesame oil or neither
Spices to taste (turmeric, hot red pepper, etc.)
Method:
Place drained garbanzo beans in your favorite food processor or blender. Add all other ingredients. Blend until pureed and well mixed.
That's it!
Note: My favorite implement for this purpose is the Girmi TR30. A small, powerful food processor, the Girmi perfectly contains and blends the ingredients for this dish, and is very easy to clean up.
Irwin: I tried this and it was very flavorful!
ReplyDeleteThe amount of lemon flavor was a bit more than what I am normally accustomed to in Hummus, but I liked it!
As for "spices to taste", I used a 1/2 tsp (each) of salt, turmeric and cayenne. That seemed to work nicely. I'm interested in any suggestions that you might have that work well for you.
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I probably never will purchase prepared hummus ever again!