Leahs Homemade Authentic Hummus Recipe

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Leahs Homemade Authentic Hummus
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Ingredients
14
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Nutrition
265
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 2 large cans of chick peas , drained well - do not use liquid it came in
  • 1/2 cup tahini paste (in ny i can only find it at a&p stores or mediterranean and specialty food shops
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced finely
  • zest and juice and pulp of 2-3 lemons. depending upon size. (the added is my secret ingredient)
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
  • 1/8-1/2 cup of extra virgin oil
  • 1 tsp of good paprika
  • package of pita bread
  • equipment needed: strainer for chick peas, food processor, grill pan

Directions:

  1. Open up cans of chick/garbanzo beans and place into strainer in kitchen sink. Drain quite well and rinse beans with water. You will not be needing to reserve liquid that the beans came in.
  2. Place beans into processor.
  3. Open can of tahini paste, you may need to stir it up since the sesame paste may have settled away from the oil. Since it's quite thick, do this slowly to avoid spilling precious sesame oil out of can. (As I have done numerous times! - lol)
  4. Add all ingredients except for paprika and olive oil.
  5. Whirl up that food processor of yours, pulse to start. You will want a medium-fine texture which will take about 5-10 minutes or more depending upon the strength of your processor.
  6. By adding equal parts water and additional vegetable oil, it will aid in creating a smoother texture. It should be the thickness of easily spread icing. Sorry I couldn't come up with any other analogy.
  7. Taste the results- does it need more salt, more cumin? Then add some more.
  8. Place into container that will have a tight lid. Prior to topping with lid, pour olive oil, enough to cover top of hummus to keep it moist and sprinkle paprika on top of hummus until ready to serve.
  9. Prior to serving, grab that grill pan you have, rub a little olive oil onto the pita bread - both sides, and place on the hot grill pan (your gas grill works great too, moving it once then flipping it so that grill marks appear on the pita bread. Then while still warm cut pita bread into triangles.
  10. To serve, stir up hummus and place in shallow bowl with spoon/butter knife for people to help themselves.
  11. Sprinkle Hummus with a little more extra virgin olive oil and paprika.
  12. Place grilled pita bread triangles around shallow bowl and serve it up.
  13. Enjoy the oohs, aahs and many compliments on your authentic hummus !
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 264.66 Kcal (1108 kJ)
Calories from fat 231.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.71g 40%
Cholesterol 1.23mg 0%
Sodium 481.99mg 20%
Potassium 32.73mg 1%
Total Carbs 4.4g 1%
Sugars 0.11g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.35g 1%
Protein 4.03g 8%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 16.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 510.28 Kcal (2136 kJ)
Calories from fat 446.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.56g 40%
Cholesterol 2.37mg 0%
Sodium 929.31mg 20%
Potassium 63.1mg 1%
Total Carbs 8.48g 1%
Sugars 0.22g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.68g 1%
Protein 7.78g 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Iron 1.3mg 4%
Calcium 31.9mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.4
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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