Foods Do you ever get hungry for perfect garlicy, smooth, classic homemade hummus? This is one of our family’s favorite treats. My kids go bonkers over dips and this one is a favorite. Even the two little guys love hummus. With my Blendtec it’s a breeze to whip up to smooth perfection.
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Hummus makes a great base for an afternoon snack, party platter, packed lunch, or anytime treat. Since we’re gluten-free we skip the pita and dip our homemade hummus in veggies, organic corn chips, homemade or store-bought gluten free crackers, or any of the fun grain-free dippers on this page.
I typically soak and cook my own beans in large batches. I then freeze them so I can pull out a bag whenever I need them. This is the cheaper and healthier way to go, but if you’re in a hurry and don’t have any beans on hand, you can snag a can of beans at the store and this recipe will turn out just as good.
A great way to make hummus part of a whole meal is to serve it with grilled chicken, a colorful veggie tray including carrots, cucumber, celery, peppers, snap peas, or any of your favorite veggies, and gluten-free crackers. This would make an easy, no-fuss and family-friendly dinner!
Classic Homemade Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups garbanzo beans or a 15 oz can
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/3 cup water or enough to make it the consistency you desire
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or juice from 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Place all items in a high powered blender, like a Blendtec. If using a blendtec, the mixer jar is a great tool.
- Blend until smooth. Add more water if the mixture is too thick.
- Serve with your favorite dippers.
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Oh my Yum! Our favorite restaurant serves a Buffalo Hummus that we love. I’m going to use this hummus recipe to try and recreate their dip!
That sounds very tasty! I’m sure you could take this basic recipe and do a lot of variations with it. Let us know if you do a buffalo hummus variation and how it comes out. I’d love to try it out if you do 🙂
Looks yummy! I have seen other recipes that don’t look very tasty but this one sure does!
Thanks! Our family loves it 🙂
I love hummus. This sounds great. I would love it if you could share it on my Tasty Tuesday linky party!
http://www.thecomfortsofhome.blogspot.com/2014/03/tasty-tuesday-1.html
Thank you for the invite!
I love hummus…this sounds good!I would love it if you would come join us for Centerpiece Wednesday on my blog and share your recipe with us. http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/03/centerpiece-wednesday-115-see-and-share.html Hope you will come and party with us.
Karin
Thanks for inviting me 🙂
It seems much simpler than I expected! I have no excuse not to try to make my own now. 🙂
It’s very simple. I wasn’t ever able to get it nice and smooth until I had a fancy blender though. My cheapo blender was worthless. My food processor did the trick, but it wasn’t nice and smooth the way it is now.
The homemade hummus is so much better than the stuff you get at the store. Love this recipe!
Oh, I know! And it’s great to be able to control exactly what goes in it. No nasty soybean or canola oil. No preservatives. Nothing but good stuff 🙂
I just love Hummus and your Homemade recipe looks fantastic, I would really enjoy it. Thank you so much for coming to the party today and sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
We don’t like the taste of cumin, are there any other spices you would recommend? I don’t know enough about spices to think of replacement ideas. 🙂
And yes I realize this post is meant for the traditional hummus recipe! We love hummus, have had one without cumin, but can’t find it again and would rather make our own.
You don’t like cumin?! That makes me sad. I might just try using a bit more chili powder and see how it turns out.