Hearty Healthy Hummus

Lately, I have been buying a TON of hummus! It is a healthy snack that I can eat with veggies, get lots of protein from and not feel guilty! Yesterday I decided to look at the ingredients on the packaged hummus and holy moly, it has alootttt of ingredients and preservatives I can't even pronounce! So, I decided it was cheaper and healthier to make it myself and YUMM-O it was GOOD!  You can eat hummus on a sandwhich or pita, as a dip with veggies or crackers, as a side to your salad, it's really a very versatile, hearty and healthy snack!! Hummus really is so easy, give it a try I doubt you will be disappointed!


This recipe calls for very few ingredients, so you know it has to be good for you!!

 Drain your chickpeas/garbanzo beans, save the liquid from the beans for later use....

 1/4 cup tahini (basically peanut butter but made with sesame seeds instead of peanuts) *Also, this is the most expensive ingredient in mix (at about 8.99) but its worth it and will last you for at LEAST 4 batches of hummus!

 Two to Three cloves of garlic.....

 A drizzle of olive oil (approx 2 TBS)

 The juice of four lemons.....

 Wiz on the food processor or blender, and use the reserved chick pea liquid until a smoothe consistency forms.....

 Continue to add liquid until mixture is smoothe.....

 Serve with crackers, cucumbers, bell peppers, any veggie u like! (Notice I got a new cookbook, Move over Julia Child there's a new cook in town!)

Enjoy!

Hummus

2 Cans of Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans drained (reserve the liquid)

1/4c Tahini

3 cloves of garlic peeled

4 lemons (the juice of)

1/2TBS salt

2TBS olive oil

Veggies and crackers for dipping

Add drained chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt and olive oil to a food processor or blender.  Put lid on and blend adding reserved liquid as needed to get the ingredients moving and smoothe. Enjoy as a spread, dip or dressing! (to make it look fancier I like to top mine with a drizzle of olive oil and paprika)