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Basic Hummus Recipe
Creamy, basic hummus made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. A delicious healthy snack or spread with so many uses!
Course
Snack
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Keyword
creamy, easy, vegan
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Calories
119
kcal
Author
Lindsay Moe
Ingredients
15
ounces
canned garbanzo beans
(chickpeas), rinsed and drained
3
tablespoons
tahini
⅓
cup
lemon juice
3
garlic cloves
minced
1
teaspoon
olive oil
plus more for drizzling over the top
½
teaspoon
cumin
½
teaspoon
coarse kosher salt
or more to taste
crushed red pepper flakes
optional
cayenne pepper
optional
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth, adding a drizzle of water as needed to reach desired consistency.
Top with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of crushed red pepper flakes.
Serve with pita chips, celery, carrots, or crackers.
Notes
Recipe adapted from
The Joy of Cooking
Tips for customizing basic hummus
Swap the garlic cloves for an entire head of roasted garlic removed from the papery skin to make roasted garlic hummus
Add one small roasted beet to make beet hummus
Add one roasted red pepper (drained and patted dry if using jarred) to make roasted red pepper hummus
Top with everything bagel seasoning
Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
Top with roasted tomatoes, artichokes, feta, and pine nuts to make loaded hummus
Nutrition
Calories:
119
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
394
mg
|
Potassium:
156
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
11
IU
|
Vitamin C:
6
mg
|
Calcium:
38
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg