1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas (2 cups cooked)
2 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon or less tahini (sesame paste)
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1 –2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
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Drain and rinse the chickpeas, reserving the liquid.
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Combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, onion, garlic, cumin, pepper and salt in a food processor.
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Puree until smooth, adding some chickpea liquid (aquafaba) if needed to thin the puree.
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Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving to blend the flavors.
This is a very easy recipe and tastes great every time. Once you taste it you will make it again and again. Try a cracker with hummus and a little salsa on the top; you will enjoy that too.
This is great made with black beans too.
