Lemon and Sunflower Oil Hummus
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Hummus is a popular middle eastern dip or spread made with chickpeas. A basic hummus recipe is made with cooked chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. All the ingredients that go in the making of hummus are healthy. Making hummus from scratch is easy and you can just whip it up easily in a food processor or blender.
Prep
20 mins
Bake
20 to 25 mins
Total
40 to 45 mins
Servings
4 Persons
Yield
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- One 15-ounce can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) drained, reserve liquid
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/8 cup sunflower oil (plus extra for drizzling
- 1 medium clove of garlic
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Add garlic and chick peas in a food processor. Then add the sunflower oil and lemon juice. Adjust the consistency with the reserved chick pea liquid. Add salt and pepper to taste. When finished you can drizzle sunflower oil on top.
Variation:
Red Pepper Hummus:
Roast 1 Red pepper. Peel skin and clean leaving no seed. Add to food processor.
