I’ve come to challenge myself to purchase less food from the grocery store that comes in plastic. It’s definitely a challenge and especially during the first year of COVID because everything went into plastic. I am by no means perfect at it,  but little by little I have been able work on one item at a time.

Hummus I found was one of those items that I wanted to learn how to make on our own.

We love hummus and we love it on all things – we use it as a spread on our sandwiches and we love it as a snack with cauliflower, carrots and other veggies. And course with pita bread. 

I love this recipe because once you learn how to make the simple base, you can get creative and make it many different ways with any kind of spices.

Ingredients:

1 cup garbanzo beans (I peel the skins off but that is optional)

1/4 cup Tahini

1/2 lemon squeezed

1 tablespoon of garlic (or more depending on how much you like garlic) 

3 tablespoons olive oil (and sometimes you may have to add more to get the right consistency)

salt and pepper to taste

spices such as:

turmeric

cayenne pepper

crushed red pepper 

And sprinkle with dill for garnish 

Feel free to add more of any of these ingredients to make it your own. 

Instructions:

Put all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until desired consistency. 

Enjoy and tell me what you like to use hummus on.