Smarty Cooking School: Make your own hummus

By Erin Brighton, campbrighton.com

If you’ve never made your own hummus, now is the time. If you haven’t made it in a while, bust out your food processor and get on it. Homemade hummus is a million times better than anything you can buy at the store – and it’s so easy to make.

You might even have all the ingredients you need in your pantry. If you don’t have tahini – sesame paste – you can skip it. Really. Hummus without tahini is still delicious. My kids devour it with crackers, veggies, tortilla chips … lots of snack potential! 

So here’s how I make hummus super quickly…

Blend the first group of ingredients for a minute and then add a can of drained chickpeas and blend for 2-3 more minutes. That’s it. Add more salt and lemon at the end as needed.

First Ingredients:

1/3 c tahini

3 tablespoons cold water

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 to a whole lemon, squeezed

1/2 teaspoon or so, salt

1/2 teaspoon or so, cumin

1 or 2 cloves garlic

Directions

Blend in your food processor for 1 minute.

Add 1 can of chickpeas. Blend for 2-3 more minutes. Taste test. 

Adjust seasonings.

I serve my hummus with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of paprika. That’s it! Enjoy! 

Keegan gave it two thumbs up!