Lower Fat Homemade Hummus Recipes

OIL-FREE, TAHINI-FREE LOW-FAT HUMMUS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Using a high-speed blender or food processor, blend all the ingredients into a thick paste. Use a small amount of water as necessary to achieve desired consistency.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature. Enjoy.

HOMEMADE HUMMUS RECIPE (WITH CANNED CHICKPEAS)

Steps:

• Drain the liquid from the can of chickpeas into a bowl or measuring cup.
• Add the chickpeas, garlic cloves, lemon juice, tahini, and 1/2 of the chickpea liquid to a blender.
• Add in a pinch of salt and pepper and blend until smooth.
• Taste and add in more salt and pepper as needed. If you like a creamier or thinner hummus recipe, add in a little more of the chickpea liquid, 1 tablespoon at a time until you have reached your desired consistency.

LOW FAT GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• In a food processor combine beans, tahini (if desired), yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend well. Add salt, cumin and cayenne and blend to a smooth and creamy dip.
• If you hummus is too thick, add a little bit of the liquid from the chickpeas - about a teaspoon at time. Other ways to thin out hummus is by using warm water or olive oil also.

LOW- CALORIE, LOW-FAT GARLIC HUMMUS

Steps:

• Blend ingredients in food processor.

LOW FAT RED PEPPER HUMMUS

Steps:

• Drain& rinse chick peas/garbanzos, reserving liquid.
• In small bowl, combine cumin, coriander, cayenne (use less if you don't want it very spicy, but we like it with 1/2 tsp),& salt, mixing throughly.
• Put garbanzo beans/chick peas in bowl of food processor with chopping blade,& sprinkle the spice mixture over the top evenly.
• Add the tahini, lemon juice, garlic,& roasted red peppers, and blend until well mixed.
• Add the fresh ground pepper.
• Once the hummus gets smooth, add some of the reserved liquid from the chick peas/garbanzos while it is being processed, until it reaches the desired consistency.
• Serve with toasted pita bread or as a dip or spread with almost anything.
• Have fun with this basic recipe- you can change the amounts or even the actual spices used to change the flavor of this healthy dip.
• Please share your discoveries!

HUMMUS & FRIENDS (LOW-FAT WITH 6 VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Open the chickpeas and pour off about 4 tbsp of the liquid. Drain the rest of the liquid and rinse the chickpeas. Pusle them in a food processor along with the garlic.
• Add the olive oil, lemon juice and pulse. Add 2 tbsp of the reserved liquid, salt, and paprika if using. Blend until very smooth and add in extra liquid a tbsp at a time if need be. Taste for salt & lemon juice. (I ended up adding more lemon juice). Let chill if not using immediately.
• **VARIATIONS**.
• **Horseradish-Dill Hummus: Add 1 tbsp prepared horseradish with everything else and then pulse in 1/4 cup fresh dill until finely chopped.
• **Curried Green Onion Hummus: Add 2-3 tsp curry powder with everything else and then pulse in 1/2 cup chopped green onions until finely chopped.
• **Shabby Sheik Hummus: Add 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp cayenne along with all the other ingredients.
• **Roasted Red Pepper & Kalamata Hummus: Add 1 roasted red pepper, peeled & seeded (1/4 cup from jar) with everything else and then pulse in 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives until finely chopped.
• **Pizza Hummus: Add 1/4 cup chopped soaked sun-dried tomatoes with everything else and then pulse in 1 cup fresh basil until finely chopped.
• **Jalapeno-Cilantro Hummus: Pulse in 1 seeded chopped jalapeno & 1/2 cup fresh cilantro until finely chopped.