Basic Hummus

My old roommate always used to go on and on about how wonderful her Aunt's Hummus was, we even attempted to make it once but as all we had was a blender we ended up with a bunch of smashed chick peas that didn't quite cut it. When I went to visit her in Northern Maine in October we had a wonderful dinner night with all of her Aunt's and of course the Hummus was there! Deb was kind enough to share the recipe with me and now that I have a Ninja Food Processor System I can FINALLY make it. This recipe is very easy to put together and well worth it to make it yourself. I like to have it with raw vegetables and some pita bread, or spread on a sandwich instead of mayonnaise or mustard.

Basic Hummus: Makes ~3 Cups

(2) 15.5oz Cans Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans)
3TB Tahini
2 Lemons
1 Large Garlic Clove
Salt & Pepper
~4-6TB Cold Water

Drain and rinse the chick peas and place in your food processor, add the tahini, juice of 2 lemons, garlic and salt & fresh ground pepper. Turn the processor on and let it blend everything together, add water a tablespoon at a time until the hummus is your desired consistency. Add salt & pepper or more lemon juice to your tastes. Blend one last time and serve immediately or refrigerate for later use.

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WW: 1 Points Plus / TB
7 Points Plus / 1/2C
15 Points Plus / 1C
44 Points Plus / Whole Recipe