Hummus consists of a basic recipe but all you have to do to jazz it up is to add your favorite spices and seasonings.
BASIC RECIPE -
2 cloves of garlic minced in food processor
Add 2 cans of drained Garbanzo Beans with salt (Beans are bland so a good amount of salt)
Add juice from 1/2 lemon
Tahini sauce 2 big spoon fulls (basically it's like peanut butter made from sunflower seeds)
You could use peanut butter, but it has to be "Peanut only" real stuff.
Blend the beans in food prossessor and lug in about a 1/3 cup olive oil. Add a little water until you get the correct consistency
RECIPE IDEAS for flavors -
FIRE HUMMUS - Add more garlic, cayenne pepper, chili powder and Siracha asian hot sauce
GREEK HUMMUS - Add 1 jar artichoke hearts, 6-8 Kalmata olives
ASIAN HUMMUS - Add wasabi powder and ginger
RED PEPPER HUMMUS - Add Fire roasted red peppers and sun dried tomatoes
DILL PICKLE HUMMUS - Once done, add fresh dill and a bunch of chopped up dill pickles
BUFFALO HUMMUS - Basic recipe, then add buffalo sauce and when done, fold in blue cheese crumbles
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