Healthy Homemade Hummus
This super creamy, bright 5-ingredient healthy homemade hummus is ready in just 5 minutes! Serve as an appetizer with veggies and pita chips or use for wraps and sandwiches.
Yield: 1.5 cups
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups chick peas, rinsed and drained (see notes)
- 2 tablespoons water (or reserved liquid from chick peas)
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice (use less or more, to your liking)
- 1 ½ tablespoons tahini
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth and super creamy. Season to taste with salt, if needed. You can add extra water if you want to thin it out a bit more. Or drizzle in some olive oil for flavor.
- Serve with fresh cut veggies, pita bread, crackers, pretzels - whatever you like! Or use it as a sandwich spread. Delicious!
Notes
Chickpeas - These are also called garbanzo beans. You can buy a can at the store or make your own chickpeas in the crock pot for extra tender chickpeas that result in even creamier hummus. (I do it overnight; so easy!)
Draining - You can rinse and drain the canned chickpeas all the way OR you can reserve a couple of tablespoons of the canned liquid to use for the hummus. I love the extra flavor this adds.
Tahini - This is a paste made from sesame seeds and sold in jars at the store. The various brands can have big differences in flavor and really affect the taste of your hummus. Many stores only sell one brand, but you might want to experiment and find the flavor you like best.
Lemon juice - Adjust the amount of lemon juice to your liking. Add a little extra for extra freshness and lemony flavor, or use a little less if you want it more as a background flavor. You could add some lemon zest if you want some serious lemon flavor.
Olive oil - The recipe doesn't call for any, but you can certainly drizzle in some extra virgin olive oil as you are blending your hummus or serve it with a little puddle of oil drizzled in the middle of the bowl.
Leftovers - Hummus can be stored in the refrigerator, in a covered container (or in a bowl covered with plastic wrap) for up to 7-10 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 55mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g
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