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Despite its Greek origins, Hummus has won a reputation in the United States, a few decades as a hippie food. But his ubiquity in the refrigerator section of the average supermarket nowadays shows that it tackle many other groups of people, and it's a good thing. The stuff bought from the store can go well, but it can not touch the Hummus home recipe that you can do in your culinary robot with some cloves of garlic, some cans ofChickpeas, drops of olive oil and of course; some fluctuations of the wrist. In addition, Hummus is one of these big basic recipes that you can exchange many great options on the chickpeas square and make a brand new flavor of hummus. For some ideas on how to adapt this recipe, see our cessation of eating, below!

Nutrition:210 calories, 9 g of grease (2 g saturated), 460 mg of sodium

Serves 6

You will need

3 whole wheat pitas, coupe in quarters
1 box (14-16 oz) Garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas), drained2 tablespoons of Tahini
1 lemon juice
2 clove garlic, minced
1/2 C Cumin rest
1/2 c.
2 tablespoons of olive oil

How to do it

1. Preheat the oven to 400 ° F. Place the PITA districts on a pastry plate and steep them for 10 minutes, until hot and slightly clear.
2. Combine beans, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and salt in a culinary robot and puree.
3. With the current engine, rounded in olive oil until hummus has a thick and creamy consistency. If the mixture is always too thick, add a little water to finish it.
4. Serve with grilled pita neighborhoods. Keep the refrigerator for a week.

Eat

Hummus dies to be embellished. The best part of the making it from zero at home (in addition to the money you will save) is that you can hit it as you want. Try these additions:

• 5 or 6 whole roasted garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup roasted red peppers bottled
• 2 canned chipotle pepper teaspoons
• 1/4 cup of dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup of chopped chopped black olives
• Fresh herbs: basil, rosemary, thyme or parsley
• Use edamame instead of garbanzo beans

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