Easy No-Oil Hummus

Here is the 5-minute recipe for better-than-store-bought hummus. This is a truly healthy recipe, lower in calories than your regular hummus because it uses no additional oil. It's a basic recipe, simple and delicious, great as it is. But you also can customize it adding another components to get your favorite hummus flavor. 

The best hummus is just 5 minutes away, no need to run to a store. Just keep some canned chick peas and tahini on hands all the time and you will be able to whip very tasty hummus in no time whenever you want. This is the basic recipe for hummus. You can add an extra ingredients to your liking (see list of suggestions below) if you wish, but I like to make this, the very basic hummus, and then to serve it with different toppings - see pictures below.

Notes

- As additional ingredients to throw in your blender could be: marinated pepper, roasted garlic, herbs, fresh or dry, curry paste, lemon zest, turmeric, etc. Just keep in mind, that  additional ingredients can change viscosity of your hummus so coordinate it with quantity of liquid from a can. Also extra ingredients will shrink the time your hummus can keep in a fridge. This basic hummus will keep in a fridge for about 5 days. If, for instance, you decide to process your hummus with a fresh basil, or marinated pepper, then your hummus will keep in a fridge for about 2-3 days.

- Hummus is great as a dip with pita or vegetables, but it's even better as one of the elements of "Buddha bowl" or as spread for a toast, topped with a piece of cooked or raw veggie.

- This recipe uses liquid from the can. Sometimes it is more liquid than usual, then you'll get thinner hummus. If you absolutely need thick hummus than reserve part of the liquid and add it gradually as needed to get desired consistency.

- I use high-speed Ninja blender, it makes really smooth hummus. Vitamix would do a great job as well, I think. If you have neither, use kitchen processor, just let it run longer when you blend your hummus.

- I purposely use white vinegar, not lemon, when I make hummus. I just like it better. Give it a try!

Easy No-Oil Hummus

• 1 can chick pea (garbanzo beans) with liquid
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 3 tbsp tahini
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/3 tsp cumin powder
• 1/3 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

- Throw all ingredients into blender cup and process until smooth. I like to run two long cycles on my Ninja blender to get very smooth and silky consistency.

- Enjoy!



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IN PICTURES

 Here is my red cabbage and lentils leftovers with some homemade kimchi and hummus. Scrumptious.

 Toasted cocktail bread, rubbed with garlic, topped with hummus, canned kidney beans and sprinkled with smoked paprika. Garnished with cilantro leaf. Great hors d'oeuvres for a party!

 I love, love use hummus as saucy part of my impromptu Buddha bowl - collard greens sauteed with onion and spices, red cabbage salad leftovers, toast and fresh tomato, all topped with hummus and sprinkled with aleppo chili flakes.

 

Toasted bread with spoon of hummus and sauteed collard greens. Hummus is yellow-ish because I added some turmeric this time.