{Homemade Hummus}

I decided to make homemade hummus. Not only b/c it's a lot cheaper to make your own than buy it, but also b/c it's healthy for you AND because i needed a better alternative other than ranch dressing. We always dip our veggies in ranch. Well, not anymore. Hummus is now our choice of dip. This stuff is good! :) You must try making your own! You can dip veggies in it, you can use it as a spread on your sandwich instead of using mayo OR you can dip pita bread in it(toast your pita bread to make pita chips).

Ingredients:

water

1 lb. garbanzo beans(chickpeas)

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or canola oil

1/2 tbsp. minced garlic

1/2 tbsp. + 1 tsp. kosher salt

*You will need a food processor or blender

Directions:

I used dried chickpeas, which takes awhile b/c they have to soak for hours and then cook for awhile. But i get more chickpeas for a better price than i do buying canned chickpeas. You can buy canned if you want. You just mix all the ingredients together in the blender or food processor. If using a blender, put all the liquid in first so that it can mix up. You add water depending on how thick or not so thick you would like your hummus. I like mine with a bit of a thicker texture. It will be kind of slow, and you might have to turn it off and stir it up a bit in the blender and then turn it on again(a few times). I had to do it in two separate batches in order for it to work. Then i just combined it all in a bowl and mixed it up.

*Also, if you would like to add a certain spice to give it a taste of your choice, then do it. I like cumin so i added probably 1/2 tsp. of cumin. It tastes good!

Source: cilantropist.blogspot.com