Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Plain hummus takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Plain hummus takes several minutes to cook.

Plain hummus makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Plain hummus are:

3 cups Chickpeas (soak dried beans overnight, then cook until tender) or use canned organic chickpeas
1/8 to 1/4 cup olive oil (start with a little and add as needed)
3 TBSP tahini
2 to 6 cloves of garlic, chopped (add to taste or omit altogether)
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 TBSP paprika
salt to taste (add this last, especially if you are adding olives or other salty additions)

Here is how you make Plain hummus:

If starting with dried beans, they will expand when rehydrated, so rinse 2 cups of chickpeas and cover with water at least an inch above the chickpeas. Cover loosely and soak overnight. If you have a crockpot you can cook on low for 6 hours or so. If you don't, transfer the beans to a pot and cook on the stove (low for several hours, stirring occasionally and adding water if necessary. Cook until the beans are tender, but not mushy.Use a food processor to puree the beans and remaining ingredients (note: I have wrecked many a blender attempting to make hummus...use a food processor!) Retain the cooking water from the beans to add to the hummus as needed to make a creamy consistency. When it tastes pretty good, consider adding kalamata olives, green onions, roasted red pepper, fresh ground black pepper, or combinations of these things! Experiment by adding optional ingredients to one or two cups of the base. Serving Size: Makes 4 cups (a 1/2 cup serving is ~200 calories)Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOON2LUNA.

The nutritional information for Plain hummus is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.3

• Total Fat: 10.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 275.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 5.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Plain hummus is Vegan