Fat-free hummus

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 can (15oz) chickpeas(Garbanzos)
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
¼ teaspoon Ground cumin
1 small Garlic clove; minced, (I use at least twice this amount and let the blender do the mincing)
1 pinch Cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons Minced parsley; (I don't use)
1 tablespoon Minced red onion; (I don't use)

Directions

Fat free hummus is easy. I do it about once a week. I use an Ornish recipe from _Everyday Cooking_ but add about 1 T of tahini. I figure at 7½ g fat/T with 32 T in this recipe that's ¼ g fat/T and I can handle it since I eat no dairy.

Drain chickpeas, reserving juice. Do not rinse. Transfer peas to a food processor or blender and blend with ½ c reserved chickpea juice, lemon juice, cumin, garlic and cayenne. Add parsley and red onion and pulse briefly just to mix.

I usually start with a smaller amount of the juice, adding more to get the consistency I want. I found ½ c to be too much.

By the way, hummus is caro here, too. It's even cheaper to make at home if you cook the beans yourself.

Posted to fatfree digest by Kate Bilinski <twix@...> on Feb 06, 1998

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