Name: Hummus
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4-5 garlic cloves; 3 cups garbanzo beans (from 2 14oz cans, drained); 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 3/4 cup tahini paste; 3/4 cup olive oil; 2 1/2 teaspoon salt

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This is one of my most frequent recipes. Over the roughly 2 years I was tracking what I cooked, I made this hummus 44 times.

While I've changed this to fit my taste, my starting point was Zov's (page 24). This is an excellent cookbook, highly recommended!

Notes:

Based on a note I read (I think on Serious Eats although I can't find it) that mincing garlic by hand first then in the food processor will give the garlic flavor without the bitternes and spiciness of garlic minced in the food processor. This lets me add more garlic (getting more good flavor) without turning the hummus too bitter and spicy.

4-5 garlic cloves

3 cups garbanzo beans (from 2 14oz cans, drained)

3/4 cup fresh lemon juice

3/4 cup tahini paste

3/4 cup olive oil

2 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mince the garlic

Add the garlic to the food processor, and pulse once or twice more

Pour in the drained garbanzos and the lemon juice, and blend

Add the tahini and salt - blend until mixed in

Gradually add the olive oil through the feeder tube while mixing. Stop a time or two to scrape the sides