hummus (with variations)

Name: Hummus (with variations)
Prep time: 10 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 14 ounce(s) can of chickpeas (save out a couple for garnish); 4 tablespoon(s) tahini; 2-3 clove(s) garlic; 1 - lemon, juice of; - salt and pepper; ## VARIATIONS; 2 - roasted red bell peppers - blend in with chickpeas; 1 tablespoon(s) pine nuts, roasted and coarsely chopped - stir in before serving; - paprika and/or chopped parsley to garnish

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on Jul 7, 2016

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.

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Ingredients

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

How To Make hummus (with variations)

Step 1

Mash chickpeas with a fork until desired consistency. If you like it smoother, use food processor or immersion blender.

Step 2

Stir in tahini, then grated garlic cloves and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Step 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.
Step 4

Garnish with a few reserved chickpeas or paprika or a few pine nuts or some parsley or...
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