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Chickpea Hummus

It's easy to make your own hummus at home, starting with a can of chickpeas!
Pulses Chickpeas
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 2.5 cups (625 mL)
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Nutrition

Serving Size: 0.25 cup (60 mL) Calories: 129 Total Fat: 9 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Carbohydrate: 10 g Fibre: 2 g Sugars: 1 g Protein: 4 g Sodium: 202 mg Potassium: 169 mg Iron: 1 mg

Ingredients

  • 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) chickpeas, drained & rinsed (yields cups/500 mL cooked chickpeas)
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) tahini
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh lemon juice
  • 3 Tbsp (45 mL) canola oil
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt, more or less, to taste
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) water
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) hot pepper sauce
  • crackers, naan, pita bread or fresh veggies, for dipping

Directions

  • Place chickpeas in a blender or food processor with tahini, garlic, lemon juice, oil, cumin and salt.
  • Purée, adding just enough water, to make the mixture creamy and smooth. Use more than the 1/3 cup (75 mL) water if needed.
  • Add hot pepper sauce to your liking.
  • Transfer to a bowl and serve with crackers, naan or pita cut into wedges and assorted fresh vegetables.

Notes

  • Hummus makes a great sandwich spread.
  • Tahini is a sesame seed paste sold in the Middle Eastern food section of your grocery store.
  • Unsalted, unsweetened peanut butter may replace tahini.

Reviews

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easy to prepare and tastes great. I added some chilli peppers to sharpen the taste and 1 clove extra of garlic.

larry
November 24, 2023
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Happy to hear you like the recipe and love the addition of the chili peppers & more garlic!

Alberta Pulse Growers
December 1, 2023
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