Easy Healthy Lemon Garlic Hummus

5 from 1 vote

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.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: chickpea, garbanzo, Healthy Hummus, Hummus ingredients

Yield: cups

Calories: 767kcal

Author: 2 Cooks in the Kitchen

Equipment

Food Processor

Materials

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.

Video

Nutrition information below may not be exact. Consult a dietician if you have allergies or reaction to foods.

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.

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