Homemade Hummus

It takes just a few simple ingredients to make homemade hummus—chickpeas, olive oil, lemons, garlic, paprika and tahini paste.

Make your own tahini paste by toasting sesame seeds in a non-stick fry pan, being careful not to burn any. Put toasted seeds in a in blender, adding olive oil to desired consistency.
1 cup sesame seeds makes about 2/3 of a cup of tahini.
Keep stored in the refrigerator

Experimenting with flavors, such as roasted red pepper, olives, toasted pine nuts, cheeses or sun dried tomatoes. I found you can pretty much mix anything in a chickpea base and create a wonderful flavored hummus.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Ingredients:

4 large roasted red bell peppers (How To)
3 large garlic cloves, minced
Dash cayenne pepper
2 - 16 1/2 oz can of chickpeas(garbanzo), drained and rinsed
3 Tbls tahini
4 Tbls olive oil
1 tsp Paprika
Juice of 1 lemon
Sea salt and white pepper, to taste
Dried dill, crushed for dusting


Directions:

In a blender or food processor add roasted peppers, garlic and cayenne. Puree until smooth.
Remove 2 Tablespoons and set aside. Add remaining ingredients and puree. Spoon onto a serving platter or bowl
placing the reserved roasted pepper puree in center of hummus, swirl slightly. Dust with dill. Serve with pita chips and cut vegetables.

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Homemade Hummus Greek Style

Ingredients:

1 small cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 - 16 1/2 oz can of chickpeas(garbanzo), drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, finely chopped

Directions:
In a blender or food processor add cucumber and tomatoes. Puree until smooth.
Remove 2 tablespoons and set aside. Add remaining ingredients except the feta cheese. Blend until smooth
Spoon onto a serving platter or bowl
placing the reserved cucumber/tomato mixture in center of hummus, swirl slightly. sprinkle with olives and feta. Serve with pita chips and cut vegetables.

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Mediterranean Hummus

Ingredients:

1 can (15 ounce) whole, peeled tomatoes
1 Tbls dry basil
1/4 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic salt
2 - 16 1/2 oz can of chickpeas(garbanzo), drained and rinsed
2 Tbls tahini paste
juice of one lemon
2 Tbls olive oil
1/4 tsp cumin
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1 Tbls basil

Directions:

In a blender or food processor add first 4 ingredients. Puree until smooth.
Remove 2 tablespoons and set aside. Add remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth
Spoon onto a serving platter or bowl placing the reserved tomato mixture in center of hummus, swirl slightly. Serve with pita chips and cut vegetables.

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