Hummus in grocery stores in unnecessarily high in fat and filled with preservatives... I prefer to make my own. The basic hummus recipe is garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon and garlic; however, I added a few things that make it a bit more creative.
1 can of garbanzo beans
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs tahini
About 1 tsp of lemon zest
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
2 tbs sunflower seeds
1 tsp of corriander
2 cloves of garlic (optional)
red pepper flakes (optional)
salt to taste
freshly ground pepper to taste
The trick is to drain half the fluid from the garbanzo beans before you put them in the blender or food processor. This way you are using natural juices from the garbanzo beans instead of a bunch of olive oil and tahini. I also randomly decided that sunflower seeds would be good in my hummus... I think they make a nice addition; however, if you want you can omit them.
Add all ingredients to a food processor. Blend until creamy.
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