Recipe: Appetizing Easy Hummus

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Easy Hummus. Jump to the Easy Hummus Recipe or watch this quick video showing you how we make it. If you aren't familiar, hummus is a delicious spread or dip made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and spices. For the full Easy Hummus Recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions, please visit our recipe page on Inspired Taste.

Easy Hummus All you need are a few cans of chickpeas, some tahini, olive oil, some seasonings, and a food processor. This easy hummus recipe is truly a favorite. We start by boiling canned chickpeas until they're super soft While this is easy to make (like most hummus recipes) I have a special trick for making it the. You can cook Easy Hummus using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Easy Hummus

  1. You need 225-240 g of canned chickpeas (garbanzos).
  2. You need 2-3 tbsp of almond butter, or Skippy (or tahini if you have one).
  3. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil.
  4. You need 2-4 of garlic cloves, to taste.
  5. Prepare Dash of salt, to taste.
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin (optional).
  7. Prepare 1/8 cup of lemon / lime juice (or juice out 4-6 pcs of calamansi).
  8. Prepare 2-3 tbsp of "cold" water (trick of the trade).
  9. Prepare Dash of paprika or cayenne pepper, as garnish.
  10. It's Dash of olive oil, as garnish.

This guide will provide you with everything you need to know to make a quick and delicious hummus. Hummus is a middle eastern dip that has gained worldwide popularity. Season with pepper and beat well with a wooden spoon. Drain the chickpeas into a sieve set over a bowl or jug to catch the liquid.

Easy Hummus instructions

  1. On a blender / bullet / food processor, combine nut butter (or tahini), and olive oil and pulse until smooth..
  2. Add all the remaining ingredients, pulse until smooth. If puree appear to be tacky or thick, add 1-2 tbsp of water then pulse again. NOTE!: If you have LOTS of time and want to make extra creamy hummus, peel off the chickpea membranes before you puree them..
  3. Taste test to know if you need to adjust according to your own preference..
  4. Transfer puree on a serving bowl. With a spoon, gently glide it on top of the puree to create a pleasantly looking swirl, then drizzle a dash of paprika and olive oil..
  5. Serve as a dip, as a bread spread, as a salad dressing, OR use as your alternative to cheese or mayonnaise that your other recipe calls for..

Nothing beats fresh and home made Hummus. Hummus is a delicious Middle-Eastern dip made from boiled Chickpeas, lemon juice, and Tahini sauce and which is served as an appetizer with pita. This easy hummus is a staple in our house. At many a girly lunch feast, Stef has come with her famous hummus, and we all madly lick the the bottom of the bowl with smiles on our faces. Very easy, I had to make my own Tahini but that was easy too.