Mom's Homemade Hummus

10 210 167
Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 3 h 20 min 18
Mom's Homemade Hummus
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Ingredients


2 can (15oz) Chickpeas, canned, drained
2 tsp Baking soda
1 cup Tahini (sesame)
1/3 cup Lemon juice (from 2 small lemons)
4 clove(s) Garlic
1/2 tsp Cumin
1 3/4 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp Paprika
1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil
2 sprig Parsley, fresh (finely chopped)

Instructions


  1. If using dried chickpeas: In a bowl, cover chickpeas with at least 2 inches of cold water. Add 1 tsp baking soda and let soak over night at room temperature. Drain and rinse. 
  2. In a medium pot, cover soaked chickpeas by at least 4 inches of water. Add the remaining teaspoon baking soda and bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat to medium high and let cook at vigorous simmer until chickpeas are quite soft, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. (overcooked chickpeas are the secret to creamy hummus, so don't worry if they start to break down a little.) Drain.
  3. While chickpeas are cooking, make the tahini sauce. In a blender, combine the lemon juice, garlic and 1/4 tsp salt. Let mixture sit 10 minutes. Add tahini, remaining 1 1/2 tsp salt and the cumin, and blend until thick paste forms. Add 1/3 to 2/3 cup ice water while blender is running, a little at a time, until sauce is smooth. You're looking for perfectly smooth, creamy sauce.
  4. Add the warm, drained chickpeas to the blender with tahini mixture. Blend until perfectly smooth and not at all grainy, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl occasionally. This blending may take upward of about 2 minutes; just keep going until mixture is ultracreamy and fluffy, adding a little water if you need to make the contents of the blender move. Taste for seasonings, add more salt, lemon juice and/or cumin as needed.
  5. To serve, spread the hummus on a plate, dust with paprika, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 167
Calories from fat 100
Calories from saturated fat 13.0
Total Fat 11.1 g
Saturated Fat 1.4 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.9 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 475 mg
Potassium 145 mg
Total Carbohydrate 13.0 g
Dietary Fiber 3.8 g
Sugars 2.0 g
Protein 5.6 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat Alternative 0.7
Vegetables 0.4

Energy sources


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Meal Type(s)

Side
Snack




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