Best Homemade Hummus
Allow me to introduce you to the best homemade hummus recipe! We are going to take the classic hummus base and dress it up 3 ways. It requires no cooking (only a food processor), comes together in 5 minutes, and tastes better than store-bought!
Ingredients
Garlic Hummus
- 1 15.5-oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 lemons, juiced (about 1/4 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 4 tbsp garlic olive oil, plus more for serving
- 1/2 tsp The Spice Girl Kitchen Tri-Salt Blend
- 1 tsp The Spice Girl Kitchen Greek Seasoning
For Pesto Hummus
- 2 tbsp pesto (store-bought or homemade)
For Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- 3 tbsp jarred roasted red pepper
For Serving
- pita bread
- crackers
- any raw veggies (carrots, cucumber, celery, sliced bell peppers, etc)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients listed under "garlic hummus" to a food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides if necessary.
- Place 1/3 of the hummus mixture into a bowl and top with additional garlic olive oil and Greek seasoning.
- In a second bowl, place another 1/3 of the garlic hummus mixture (leaving the remaining 1/3 in the food processor). Top with pesto.
- Add the roasted red pepper to the food processor with the remaining 1/3 of the hummus mixture and blend until smooth. Scrape it into a third bowl and garnish with a few roasted red peppers.
- Serve with pita bread, crackers, and raw veggies of choice! Enjoy!