Creamy Garlic Hummus

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Hummus, which is made from chickpeas, is a creamy dip that is great with chips, fresh vegetables, or soft pita bread. It's also a great, low fat, high fiber and protein spread for sandwiches and wraps.

The How To Do It

  1. Drain the chickpeas and reserve about a cup of the liquid. You won't need all of it, but once you've poured it down the drain, you can't get it back.
  2. Add all the ingredients to the blender (you could also use a food processor for this) except for the reserved liquid and the smoked paprika. I usually mince the garlic before adding it. The blender will chop it up for you but I just like helping it along.
  3. Blend everything together until it is nicely pureed and creamy. How long it takes depends on your blender/food processor. You may have to scrape the contents down a few times to get it completely blended. Be very careful if your blender allows you to remove the lid without turning it off. DON'T DO IT! Seriously, don't. Stop the blender and do this.
  4. Once you have it to a creamy paste, add the water. In all honesty it will probably only take 1 tablespoon, that's why I had you reserve extra. It might take more.
  5. Scrape out the contents into a small bowl for serving and lightly dust the hummus with the smoked paprika.
  6. Serve it with pita chips (corn chips are good too!) and fresh veggies!

Ingredients

Creamy Garlic Hummus
15 ozs
chickpea
¼ cup
tahini
2 cloves
garlic
2 tbsp
lemon juice
½ tsp
ground cumin
½ tsp
smoked paprika
1 tbsp
olive oil
1 tbsp
chickpea water
½ tsp
hot sauce
½ tsp
kosher salt
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