Roasted Garlic Hummus

Serving Size: 10

This homemade hummus is made with chickpeas, roasted garlic, and fresh lemon juice. Serve it with pita chips (fresh or crispy), or your favorite vegetables.

Recipe by: Mayumi Tavalero

Cook Times

Active Prep15

Hands-On Cook0

Hands-Off Cook30

Passive0

Total Time45

Recipe Serving Size10

Cooking Tools Required

Baking sheet, Blender, Can Opener, Colander, Cutting board, Kitchen towels, Measuring cups and spoons, Oven, parchment paper, Pastry brush, Sharp Knives, Spatula

Ingredients

For the roasted garlic:

1 head garlic halved
2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

For the hummus:

30 ounce canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
6 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup tahini paste
4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste
6-8 tablespoon water
½ teaspoon ground paprika

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Slice the garlic head in half across the middle (crosswise) and place both halves onto a large piece of foil (large enough to wrap around both parts). Drizzle the raw garlic with olive oil and seal the tin foil around the pieces to create a mini oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, opening up foil during last 5 minutes of cookingtime. Remove from oven and allow to cool until you are able to squeeze the cloves of garlic from the peel. Use more or less cloves to taste.
To make the hummus, add the chickpeas, lemon juice, roasted garlic, tahini paste, half of the olive oil, cumin, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add water a tablespoon or two at a time to blender until hummus has lightened in color and is to the desired consistency.
Place hummus in a shallow bowl, drizzle with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with ground paprika.

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