Hummus is a creamy purée of garbanzo beans and tahini (sesame seed paste) seasoned with lemon juice and garlic. It is a popular spread and dip in Greece and throughout the Middle East. This is a sun-dried tomato hummus recipe.
Ingredients
- 0.25 cups fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons tahini paste
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cans garbanzo beans , 15.5 ounce
- 0.5 cups olive oil
- 0.5 cups oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes , drained
- 0.25 cups finely shredded fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 0.13 teaspoons paprika , Optional
Instructions
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Place lemon juice, tahini, garlic, and salt in the bowl of a food processor; process until smooth. Add garbanzo beans and ½ cup olive oil; process until smooth, scraping sides of the bowl occasionally. Add sun-dried tomatoes; pulse until chopped to very small pieces and incorporated into hummus. Add basil; pulse until mixed in, about 3 pulses.
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Transfer hummus to a shallow serving dish; make a few decorative grooves on top. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil; sprinkle with paprika before serving.
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