Easy Homemade HummusEasy Homemade Hummus

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave middl eastern food. Try making Easy Homemade Hummus at home. One portion of this dish contains approximately 22g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 672 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe serves 3 and costs $1.82 per serving. 3741 person have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in about 5 minutes. If you have lemon juice, salt, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 100%. This score is outstanding. Similar recipes include Easy Homemade Hummus, Easy Classic Homemade Hummus, and Easy, Creamy Homemade Hummus.

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. 01

   Process tahini and olive oil: In a food processor, combine the tahini and olive oil and pulse until smooth.

2. 02

   Add remaining ingredients, process until smooth: Then add the garlic, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Process until smooth. The longer you process in the food processor, the smoother the hummus will be.

3. 03

   Add more salt or lemon juice to taste.

4. 04

   Serve: Spoon into serving dish, swirl a little olive oil over the top and sprinkle with garnishes—a little paprika, toasted pine nuts, or chopped fresh parsley.

5. 05

   Serve with crackers, raw dip vegetables such as carrots or celery, or with toasted pita bread.

6. 06

   To toast pita bread, cut the pita bread into triangles, brush with olive oil and toast for 10 minutes in a 375°F oven, turning them over half-way through the cooking.