Hummus (my family recipe)

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Ingredients
8
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Nutrition
1214
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In this recipe, all of the ingredients are placed into the food processor...
  2. Pour contents of a 14 to 16 oz can of garbanzo beans into a strainer and rinse.
  3. Garbanzo beans have a shell and the shell can be removed easily from canned beans. Pick the beans out of the strainer one at a time and pinch the shell off the bean with thumb and forefinger as the you drop the bean into the food processor. There are around 200 beans in a can, so this process of shelling the beans takes about 10 to 12 minutes. The shell doesn't have much taste but removing the shell will give the hummus a creamy texture.
  4. Add 1/3 cup of tahini to the food processor.
  5. Tahini settles in the can while sitting on the store shelf or even while sitting in your fridge or cabinet. The top layer is oil and the the sesame paste settles to the bottom. Before pouring or scooping out 1/3 cup of tahini, mix the tahini well with a fork in the jar or can. While mixing the tahini, make sure there is no paste stuck to the sides or bottom of the container and there should be no clumps of sesame paste in the container before pouring out. It takes a few minutes to mix the tahini and you may have to do this every time you pull the can or jar out of the fridge. Its often a little messy, but doing this will ensure that your tahini has the right consistency and taste.
  6. Add next 6 ingredients to the food processor and mix in the food processor for a couple of minutes.
  7. The amount of water needed is usually 1/4 cup minimum. The amount needed to achieve the desired level of consistency changes depending on the amount of moisture in the beans, I think. After mixing for a couple of minutes, you can continue to add up to another 1/4 cup of water until the hummus has the consistency you want.
  8. Some canned garbanzo beans are salted and some are not. You can try not adding any salt until after the mixture has been processed and then add salt to taste.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1213.57 Kcal (5081 kJ)
Calories from fat 802.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 89.14g 137%
Sodium 871.72mg 36%
Potassium 731.5mg 16%
Total Carbs 82.19g 27%
Sugars 1.9g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 16%
Protein 31.64g 63%
Vitamin C 28.8mg 48%
Iron 6mg 33%
Calcium 243.8mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 241.55 Kcal (1011 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.74g 137%
Sodium 173.51mg 36%
Potassium 145.6mg 16%
Total Carbs 16.36g 27%
Sugars 0.38g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.82g 16%
Protein 6.3g 63%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 48%
Iron 1.2mg 33%
Calcium 48.5mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.9
    Points
  • 34
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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