How to make hummus

About this recipe

• Servings: 3
• Preparation time: 3 minutes
• Cooking time: 0 minutes
• Utensils needed: mixing bowl, hand blender

Ingredients

• 200g tinned chickpeas or dried chickpeas that have been soaked and cooked
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• 1 clove of garlic
• 100ml of water
• 50ml of tahini ( or olive oil/sesame oil)
• pepper to taste

Method

1. Put the chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, salt and pepper in a blender and blend
2. Add a little of the water to make a stiff paste
3. The amount of water you need will vary so add a little at a time
4. You can add a little lemon juice to taste
5. You can also add some olive oil for extra richness, but extra oil means extra calories

Recipes are from 101 square meals by Safefood.eu.