A super creamy, bright 5-ingredient homemade hummus recipe, ready in just 5 minutes!

5 ingredients, 5 minutes. That’s all you need.

Homemade hummus is about the easiest thing to do. My “5 minutes” pretty much covers clean up as well. It’s just that easy!

This version doesn’t have olive oil, so it’s a lot lighter on calories.  Yet it’s rich and creamy and so, so delicious.

I got the basic recipe from a friend whose father was Lebanese. We worked together in D.C. when I was in my hummus-every-day-at-lunch phase. She asked if I’d ever made my own hummus and gave me her family’s recipe. I bought my mini food processor for this very reason. It’s gotten a lot of use and made a lot of batches of hummus! Homemade is seriously superior.

You can adjust the lemon juice to your liking. I like it a little lemony – seems extra fresh. You could add some lemon zest if you want some serious lemon flavor.

And absolutely you can drizzle in some oil or serve it with a little puddle of oil in the middle of the bowl. Nothing wrong with that!

Serve this with your favorite fresh veggies, crackers, pretzels or use it as a spread for baguette slices or sandwiches. It’s so delicious, you’ll be looking for new ways to eat it!

Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

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A super creamy, bright homemade hummus in 5 minutes!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chick peas, rinsed and drained *
• 2 tablespoons water (or reserved liquid from chick peas)
• 1 1/2 tablespooons lemon juice (use less or more, to your liking)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

1. Dump all your ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth and super creamy. No really, that’s all! You can add extra water if you want to thin it out a bit more.
2. Serve with fresh cut veggies, pita bread, crackers, pretzels - whatever you like! Or use it as a sandwich spread. Delicious!

Notes

* homemade in the crock pot or store bought

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 23Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 45mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g

** What’s your favorite way to eat hummus?