Hummus

How To Make Your Own Hummus (So Good, You'll Never Buy Store-Bought Again)

Making homemade hummus is quick, delicious and WAY better than that stuff in the supermarket. Trust me. I've been eating and making hummus since childhood. Here we go.

Ingredients

• 1 x 15.5-oz (439g) can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed.

• 1/2 teaspoon of cumin

• 80-90g of Tahini (Tahini should be 1/3 the amount of the weight of beans)

• 1/2 teaspoon of Salt

• 1/3 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice (you'll need more to taste)

• 1/4 cup of cold water

• 1 x clove of garlic (optional)

• Sweet paprika for garnish

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions

1. Open your can of garbanzo, drain and rinse. (Remember to save a few whole beans on the side for garnish. I like to save a number reflecting the most important people in my life).

2. Weigh-out your tahini, salt and cumin

3. In a food processor, throw in the beans and cold water and let blend for a bit

4. Add in your tahini, salt and cumin and turn on processor

5. Slowly add-in your lemon juice

6. Let hummus process for 3-5 mins

7. Be sure to scrape down all the goodness from the sides

8. Keep tasting for more salt, more lemon juice or more cumin. You can thin out with more lemon juice or water

9. Plate hummus in a bowl, add individual chickpeas to center, sprinkle paprika and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil

Serves 4-6 (or serve at a cocktail party)

Notes

• DO NOT (and I repeat) DO NOT add olive oil into the food processor. This is heresy and a waste of delicious olive oil. There is plenty of fat from the tahini and chickpeas themselves. The olive oil is meant as a garnish to give your hummus more flavor. You will lose that flavor in the processor. Trust me.

• Want a different topping to make your hummus more fancy? Toast some pine nuts in butter with some paprika and spread on top of your hummus.

• You could create a spicy topping for your hummus. Take a mortal and pestle, cut up a jalapeño (de-seeded or seeded depending on spicy you want it) and mash with a clove of garlic, lemon juice from 1 large lemon (or 2 small ones) and some olive oil.