Better-Than-Store Hummus Recipe For You!

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas or 1 ½ cups (250 grams) cooked chickpeas
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 small garlic clove (minced)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for serving)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt to taste
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water
• Dash ground paprika or sumac

Step

1. Step 1:

   In a food processor, add olive oil, minced garlic, cumin, a 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and lemon juice.

2. Step 2:

   Process for 30 seconds, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl then process another 30 seconds or until well blended.

3. Step 3:

   Open, drain, and rinse the chickpeas.

4. Step 4:

   Add half of the chickpeas to the food processor and process for 1 minute.

5. Step 5:

   Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl, then add remaining chickpeas and process until thick and quite smooth; 1 to 2 minutes.

6. Step 6:

   To Fix the thickness of the hummus, add a tablespoon of water. If still remaining thick, go in adding tablespoon by tablespoon.

7. Step 7:

   Taste for salt and adjust as needed.

8. Step 8:

   Serve hummus with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of paprika.