Hummus

Recipe: Appetizer : Hummus - Hot and tasty - A kitchen workhorse and the foundation of many party Appetizers, Hors d'oeuvre, and Snacks
Rated 4.7 / 5 based on 11 reviews

Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 35 min
Yield: 8 Serving

Nutrition Facts:
240 calories
9 grams fat

Ingredients

2 16 oz Cans Garbanzo Beans (Juice reserved from one can)

1/3 cup tahini*

3 Cloves Garlic

1 Tablespoon Roasted Garlic

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

2 Tablespoons fresh lemon Juice (juice of 1 lemon)

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

3 Tablespoons reserved garbanzo juice

Fresh Chile of choice (cayenne, thai or habanero)

Directions

*Tahini is sesame seed paste and can be found in Middle Eastern Markets and most supermarkets. (Not the same as Asian Sesame paste!)

Place all ingredients in a food processor and process till smooth. Add reserved juice till desired consistancy is obtained (soft spreadable consistency).

Serve with pita wedges and slices of Red & Yellow Bell Peppers.

Latest Reviews

"A basic banana muffin is made extraordinary with a brown sugar crumb topping that will melt in your mouth." - ellie11

"I love this. Has anyone tried canning this?" - hillzo

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"Save yourself a lot of money by making your own homemade cinnamon rolls! The dough is made in the bread machine and everything else is done by hand." - colleen b. smith

"My mom used to make this easy recipe every Thanksgiving when I was little. We kids could..." - stacy m. polcyn

"This was delicious! This is a definite keeper. Here are a couple things that I did a little differently, preparation-wise. To avoid the possibility of the cream cheese curdling (as some have said), I put my cream cheese in the blender in fourths, added some of the broth and blended to ... " - coachs wife