I need a great hummus recipe please?

[Katydid77]

I was wondering if anyone has a great hummus recipe they would like to share. I am going to google it, but i thought perhaps y'all would have one that is a favorite?

I LOVE hummus, but have never made it myself and would like to do so, so that I can really 'know' the ingredients

[Amblus]

I have a good one, but the cookbook is at home. It's pretty simple, though, something like:

can of chickpeas, drained
1/4 cup tahini
juice of one lemon (and zest if you want to get fancy)
cumin (maybe 1/2 a teaspoon?)
clove of garlic (or 2 if you love garlic)
salt and pepper to taste

I throw it all in a food processor and let it go. I feel like the recipe also calls for some olive oil, but I've thinned it out with a tiny bit of water and not known the difference. It's pretty hard to mess up.

[LisaS]

^^ that's about what I do
If you don't like (or don't have) tahini (ground sesame seed "butter") you can leave it out. I've heard you can splash in a little toasted sesame oil but I just leave it out if I don't have it and don't really miss it that much. You can add roasted red peppers too for a change.

[rslomkow]

1-cup (100g) dried garbanzos
2 lemons (juiced)
1 bulb garlic (peeled)
1/4-cup tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
black pepper 40 turns
salt dash to taste
* 1 teaspoon cumin (optional)
* 2 tablespoons pine nuts (optional)

1) Prepare beans
soak beans overnight with baking soda.
rinse beans
boil until soft (I generally leave it on low for couple hours)
rinse beans again

2) In a bowl (or blender if you prefer extra smooth humus and have a good strong blender)

Add all ingredients.
- beans
- garlic
- tahini
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- cumin
- pepper
- salt

3) Mix

Option A) blend on slow to medium in blender
Option B) use a hand mixer
Option C) get a strong workout by doing it with a fork and mashing and stirring

4) Serve

Spread out on a plate making a little bowl with the paste
Add a small dollop of olive oil
* add a sprinkle of salt
* add a few grinds of pepper
* add the pine nuts on top, ground or whole

Eat with Carrots to help you recover from injury!
* Protein from Garbanzos to repair tissue
* Sulfur from Garlic to help with protein synthesis
* Vitamin-C from Lemons to help with scar tissue formation
* Vitamin-E from sesame seeds (Tahini)
* Zinc & Calcium come from Garbanzos

[Amblus]

I doubled checked the from-memory recipe last night and it's correct as written. Very fool-proof and tasty.

[Katydid77]

thank you everyone! I appreciate it