Easy Healthy Lemon Garlic Hummus
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It is easy to make healthy hummus that is satisfying as a snack or a spread. You can use hummus as a dip for vegetables, spread it on corn tortillas for a tostada or add it to a salad. These are just a few of the gluten free options you can make with hummus. While hummus itself is gluten free you don’t have to be gluten free to enjoy it. All you need for this recipe is to throw all the ingredients into a food processor and voila! Easy, healthy hummus.
Hummus can be healthier than other snacks as it includes calcium, folate (Vit B-9) and magnesium. It makes a great dip for vegetables which adds to the health benefits.
This recipe is naturally gluten free and vegetarian.
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Hummus Ingredients
We’ll start by assembling our ingredients. We are going to use 2 cups of garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas. These come packed in a rather viscous liquid that we want to stir thoroughly first. You want to empty the beans into a colander or strainer and rinse with fresh, cool water until they stop foaming.
The beans also have a thin skin. You can remove these skins to make a really smooth hummus. We don’t find it necessary to do this although when we do it makes a difference.
Assemble the Ingredients
We’ll put all our inhtrfirnyd into our food processor:
- Garbanzo Beans
- Lemon Juice
- Garlic
- Tahini
- Salt
- A Splash of Oil (we’ll add more oil later)
Now we just want to blitz this until it is smooth. You don’t need any special techniques here, Just turn the machine on and let it do the work. You may need to pause and scrape the sides down if everything isn’t getting to the blades.
Emulsify the Oil
Once we have a smooth paste we are going to emulsify some oil into it. Emulsification is the process of spinning water and oil molecules until they combine. In this case we are combining the garbanzo beans and other ingredients with oil. You don’t need to know that, you just need to know how to do it, which is easy as can be. We will simply add the oil slowly while the food processor is running. You will end up with a deliciously smooth, healthy hummus that is ready to eat. Simple, right?
That is all there is to it. Now we will put the hummus into a bowl for serving and garnish with a sprinkle of paprika and some finely chopped parsley. This makes a beautiful dip to set out for a party or snack.
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Easy Healthy Lemon Garlic Hummus
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
It is easy to make healthy hummus that is satisfying as a snack or a spread. You can use hummus as a dip for vegetables, spread it on corn tortillas for a tostada or add it to a salad. Hummus is naturally gluten free.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Garbanzo Beans
- 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
- 3 Cloves Garlic (or more, to taste)
- 1/3 cup Tahini
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tbls Oil, divided
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the garbanzo beans.
- Put the garbanzo beans, lemon juice, garlic, tahini salt and 1 Tbls of oil into the bowl of a food processor. Blitz until smooth. You may need to pause and scrape down the sides.
- With the food processor running, add 1/4 cup of oil slowly until you have a smooth mixture.
- Put the hummus in a bowl and garnish with a sprinkle of paprika and some finely chopped parsley.
- Store hummus in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Equipment
Notes
For a smoother hummus you can remove the skins from the garbanzo beans.
You can use dried chickpeas that you have cooked and cooled if you don’t want to use canned.
