Healthy and Easy Hummus - Taste and Tasty

When it comes to healthy snacks I love hummus not only is it the perfect dip but it's delicious in sandwiches and wraps and a variety of other recipes so today I've partnered with Vitamix to show you how easy it is to make your own homemade hummus so that you never have to buy it from the store again.

Ingredients:

Let's dive in I make this hummus from canned organic chickpeas as it's faster but if you'd like to soak fresh chickpeas overnight that's fine as well the important thing is to strain the chickpeas and keep the leftover liquid which is also known as aqua fava because we'll use that again in a little bit so add both cans of chickpeas to your blender along with 1/2 a cup of tahini if you've never used tahini before it's simply ground sesame seeds but it adds that wonderful creamy and nutty flavor to hummus.

Cooking Directions:

 

After that you'll add the juice of 2 fresh lemons and I just squeezed these through my hands to catch the seeds when it comes to adding garlic I find that two cloves gives you your basic hummus flavor but if you'd like a more garlicky hummus of course feel free to add more and the great thing is you don't have to mince the cloves just peel them and toss them in the blender next you'll add a quarter cup of olive oil a teaspoon of cumin and a pinch or two of kosher salt lastly add some of that reserved aqua fava I start with a third of a cup but if you'd like a thinner consistency feel free to add more than blend it all together and use the tamper to push the hummus into the blades just as you would in making a nut butter about 30 seconds.

later you'll have super smooth and creamy hummus place a few spoonful’s of the hummus onto a plate and use the back of your spoon to create a little swoosh or well in the hummus then drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle paprika and fresh parsley after you taste this I think you'll agree that it's the most delicious hummus and one that I'm sure you'll make again and again.