With or without tahini, homemade hummus made from scratch only takes 5 minutes to make. No needs to cook the chickpeas, just open a can and mix with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil! This delicious healthy snack can be serve for any occasion with pita bread or garden vegetables.

Homemade Hummus

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If you don’t like spicy food, use paprika instead of chili powder, it makes the dish look pretty, and only slightly alters flavor.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  

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• 1 can (400 g) garbanzo beans (chickpea)
• 1 lemon
• 2-3 cloves garlic chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tbsp tahini (sesame paste) optional
• 3-4 Tbsp olive oil
• A few pinches chili powder (or paprika)

Instructions

 

• Drain garbanzo beans, keep half of the juice.
• In a food processor, place the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, salt, black pepper, tahini, chili powder and 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Mix until smooth. Add 1 or 2 Tbsp of the juice from the can (or water) to give a desired texture to the hummus.
  
• Transfer hummus to a serving bowl, drizzle with the rest of the olive oil and sprinkle with chili powder or paprika.
  

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