Prep Time::10 mins
Additional Time::15 mins
Total Time::25 mins
Servings::24
Yield::3 cups
Ingredients
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1 ½ (15.5 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained with liquid (aquafaba) reserved
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup well-stirred tahini (Middle Eastern sesame paste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne
⅛ teaspoon white sugar
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper
Directions
Place garbanzo beans, 1 1/2 tablespoon reserved aquafaba, and lemon juice in a food processor. Let soak until flavors combine, about 15 minutes.
Pulse soaked garbanzo beans until roughly chopped. Add tahini, olive oil, garlic, cayenne, sugar, salt, and black pepper; blend, thinning with reserved aquafaba, until hummus is smooth and reaches desired consistency.
Cook's Notes:
Though most popular as an appetizer to be eaten with pita, hummus also works great on sandwiches and wraps, particularly on lavash (soft, cracker-like bread) bread, available at Middle Eastern grocery stores.
For Kalamata olive hummus: Blend together desired amount of olives and 1/2 teaspoon olive juice per cup of hummus. Stir into hummus. Be cautious as you add olive juice; the brine is very salty. This variation is always a big hit, sometimes more so than the original version.
For creamy, Persian-style hummus: Add slightly more chickpea liquid and plain yogurt as you blend.
Lemon hummus: Add extra lemon juice to your hummus to give it that extra "zing".