Easy Hummus

A can of garbanzo beans can make a delicious dip for your snack or for a tasty appetizer. Serve with fresh cut-up vegetables or simply with tortilla or pita chips. Place everything in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

This is the reason to always have a can of garbanzo at all times. You can make garbanzo stews, add them in soups, roast garbanzos for a crunchy snack, or make hummus!

2 cans garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, and simmer for 10 minutes with cold water
Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
2 garlic cloves
1/3 cup tahini
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
Ground sea salt to taste

Simmer garbanzo beans for at least 10 minutes. This will help to make them soft when blending. Transfer to a colander and rinse one more time with cold water. Add to a blender or food processor.

Blend with the rest of the ingredients until smooth for about 2 minutes. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and add fresh parsley on top. It will be ready to serve or store in the fridge until the party starts. Salud!

This recipe makes about 1.5 cups.

By the way, there have been several times where I have used peanut butter, sunflower seed butter because I didn’t have tahini paste. It was ok, not horrible. Although, my Persian friends would not like this at all. Tahini is a sesame seed paste. 

Nutrition information for 2 tablespoons: 80 calories, 6 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 280mg sodium, 6grams carbohydrates, 1gram dietary fiber, 1gram sugar, 2grams protein.