Humus

I like mine garlicky. You can adjust the garlic. Also, if you roast the garlic it will tone down the flavor.

Here is my go to recipe.

2 cans cannellini beans*rinsed

about 10 to 12 cloves of roasted garlic or 2 raw cloves-adjust to your preference

1/4 c olive oil

1/3 c fresh squeezed lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon of sea salt or kosher salt to taste

1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to taste-optional

Blend, chill and serve. It's better the next day. You can also sprinkle with roasted pine nuts before serving.

use garlic powder instead--i stopped using raw garlic but roasted is fine

I have a food blog and this is a twist on hummus that I came up with. It isn't traditional, but it is really delish!! And so inexpensive i made the whole recipe for less than $2.00.


http://savoursisters.blogspot.ca/2012/08/give-chickpeas-chance.html

Enjoy.

i prefer to make it with dried chickpeas, much nicer!

either soak chickpeas overnight or put in crock-pot on hot for 4 hours with a bit of baking powder

save juice but drain. Leave to dry out a bit

add to blender, blend for a while

add 4 cloves of garlic, a handful of fresh parsley and blend for a bit longer

slowly add around 1 - 11/2 cups of the juice from the crockpot

add the juice of two lemons

buzz for aaages until creamy

add half a jar of tahini

finally, add 3tbsps of cold-pressed organic olive oil.

This one combines my two favorite things!

Siracha Hummus
1 - 16 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

3 cloves garlic, peeled (less if you don't like garlic b/c Siracha already gives it kind of a garlic flavor)

2 TB lemon juice (I omit this as I don't like lemon in my food_

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 TB tahini

1/3 cup Sriracha (use less if you want a milder hummus)

Throw everything into a food processor or blender, and process until smooth.

This is a sweeter hummus
Ingredients:

1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained (garbanzo beans)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil or rehydrated
2 tbsp lemon juice (Again I omit)
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp paprika
2 tbsp water
1/4 tsp salt

Preparation:
Process all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth, adding more liquid if needed. That's it! Enjoy your homemade hummus.

I make my Hummus thicker... Mostly because I don't want all the calories from the amount of Tahini and Olive Oil that a lot of people use.

I use dried Garbanzo beans, soak overnight then cook in a crock pot... use about a cup/cup and a half of cooked chick peas
2tbs tahini
2tbs olive oil
7 or 8 garlic cloves
LOTS of Black pepper (I like mine with a little heat)
about 1/4 cup of cumin
about 1/4 cup of lemon juice
red pepper flakes to taste blend and voila