SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Garlic Hummus Recipe

I don’t know about you, but I get a lot of my foodspiration from my friends and coworkers. Today’s garlic hummus recipe was inspired by one of my weekly work meetings. Every single week, during a meeting, one of my coworkers (you know who you are) eats Pretzel Crisps and hummus. And every single week I am EXTREMELY JEALOUS. Hummus is one of my favorite spreads!

Last week I decided it was FINALLY time to get me some Pretzel Crisps from Costco. You better believe I ordered the jumbo bag via Google Express (get $10 to spend HERE). Unfortunately, Costco via Google Express will not deliver hummus. Sad face. Thankfully, I had a can of chickpeas and some tahini in my pantry, so I decided to make my own garlic hummus recipe! I added a few cloves of garlic to the mix because, well, everything is better with garlic. It added a nice spice!

That night, E and I ate over half of the hummus. It was SO GOOD. Yesterday I brought in some of the hummus to eat during my meeting. To say that this garlic hummus recipe was satisfying would be a huge understatement!

HOMEMADE GARLIC HUMMUS RECIPE

Ingredients:

Chickpeas, 1 can, drained and rinsed

Tahini, 3 tablespoons

Garlic, 3 cloves, roughly chopped

Za’atar, pinch to dust on top

Smoked Paprika, pinch to dust on top + 1/2 teaspoon

Sea Salt, 1/4 teaspoon

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (“EVOO”), 3-4 tablespoons (depending on the consistency you want) and 1 teaspoon to drizzle on top

Directions:

1. Pour the chickpeas into your food processor with tahini and garlic.
2. Pulse chopped finely.
3. Then add the EVOO, Smoked Saprika and Sea Salt.
4. Pulse until smooth.
5. Pour into a dish, drizzle with EVOO and dust with Za’atar and Smoked Paprika.
6. Eat this garlic hummus recipe with your favorite chips, pretzels, or pita!