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Easy Homemade Hummus

Easy Homemade Hummus

Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Dip, Side Dish, Snack

Ingredients
  

Hummus
  • 1 15 oz can chickpeas/garbanzo beans
  • ½ lemon (more or less to taste)
  • ¼ cup tahini
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp water, separated
Toppings (Optional)
  • extra virgin olive oil drizzle
  • salt & pepper
  • roasted chickpeas
  • paprika

Equipment

  • Food Processor or High Power Blender

Method
 

  1. Using a food processor or high powered blender, blend lemon juice, tahini, garlic, olive oil, cumin and salt together until smooth.
  2. Add in half of the drained and rinsed chickpeas along with two tbsp of water and blend until smooth.
  3. Add in the rest of the chickpeas and another two tbsp of water then continue blending. If you’d like the consistency to be even smoother, add more water or olive oil a tbsp at a time.
  4. Once it has reached your desired consistency, top with a drizzle of olive oil, extra salt and pepper and a dash of paprika.