This hummus recipe was handed down to me by my Syrian grandmother. I took it and tweaked it just a touch by adding roasted garlic, making it my most-requested recipe. I finally made it for my grandma a few months ago, and she said it was incredible — that was my Oscar moment! Even people who don't like hummus love this recipe. And I'm modest too!
Ingredients
- 5 unpeeleds garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil , divided
- 1 can garbanzo beans , 15 ounce
- 0.5 cups tahini
- 0.33 cups fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
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Place unpeeled garlic cloves in the middle of a large square of aluminum foil. Drizzle cloves with 1 tablespoon olive oil; wrap in foil.
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Roast in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, 5 to 10 minutes.
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4
Squeeze roasted garlic out of the peels into a food processor. Add garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, salt, and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Process until very creamy.
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