Hummus

Ina Garten

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Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: The Mediterranean Feast

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Total Time:
10 min
Prep
10 min
Yield:
about 2 3/4 cups
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 cups canned chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
  • 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
  • 2 tablespoons water or liquid from the chickpeas
  • 8 dashes hot sauce

Directions

Turn on the food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic down the feed tube; process until it's minced. Add the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and process until the hummus is coarsely pureed. Taste, for seasoning, and serve chilled or at room temperature.

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Chardonnay

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  • on November 28, 2011

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    Awesome!! Instead of the hot sauce, I threw in a couple of chipotle chiles. My husband loved it!!!

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  • on October 30, 2011

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    Very tasty! Perfect amount of garlic and lemon. After placing it in bowl, I topped it off with evoo. It was a big hit!

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  • on October 30, 2011

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    This is so easy. Delicious!
    I am glad that I saved all the liquid from one of the cans of chickpeas. I needed a little more than 2 tablespoons to get the hummus to the right consistency.

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