Anyway, this is a quick, easy, and inexpensive snack or side dish. So yummy! You could easily add roasted red peppers or cilantro or other flavors to change it.
CLASSIC HUMMUS
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1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans, half the liquid reserved
3 Tb. lemon juice
2 Tb. tahini
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 tsp. salt
black pepper
2 Tb. olive oil
parsely, chopped (opt.)
In a blender or food processor, pour garbanzo beans into blender with chopped garlic. Add lemon juice, tahini, chopped garlic and salt in blender. Blend until creamy and well mixed.
Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl or storage container. To serve, sprinkle with pepper and parsley, and drizzle olive oil over the top.
do you know how long this keeps in your fridge? i need to try making my own. i like hummus but never love the texture of home made versus store bought. maybe if i blend it longer it will more what i'm looking for?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE hummus!!! This recipe is almost identical to the one I've been using for years. The only differences are that I don't chop my garlic first (I put the clove(s) in whole), I use 1 1/2 T. tahini (it is the most expensive ingredient), and I do it in the food processor rather than a blender. I find that the food processor gets it pretty smooth, but I also process it for ~10 minutes. It keeps for at least 5 days in the fridge, but mine never makes it past 3 because I and two of my children eat it all up. :)
ReplyDeleteI serve it with pita, cucumbers, red peppers, carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, green peppers...it goes well with all of them. Sometimes we do pita sandwiches in the pita pockets with hummus, lettuce, cucumbers, red peppers and/or sliced tomatoes and feta cheese. Beautiful and tasty!
I forgot to put that I used my food processor (went back and added that!) and I think that actually contributed the light and fluffy texture. I was going to say that I think it will last for a week in the fridge without a problem - you could easily check a container at the store and see how long they say you can keep it after opening (as long as it is a preservative free one).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel, for the tips and Liz, let us know if you make it!