I’ve been serving more fruits and vegetables to my family as we strive to eat healthier. Serving and enjoying fruit has always been easy, but truthfully, eating more veggies takes a little more effort. Now I’ve found an easy solution that everyone loves. My plate of vegetables that I served with my easy homemade hummus recipe made with Garbanzo Beans to tide us over until dinner, disappeared in no time.
If you have made a homemade hummus recipe from canned beans, you’ll notice that I left out the tahini. I didn’t have any and so I thought I would just try the recipe without it and truth be told, I like this hummus even better. Trust me, I had no complaints from anyone else. If you are not familiar with tahini, it is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. So I am going to make a bold proclamation and tell you it is optional.
Homemade hummus is typically made in a food processor, but you can also use a blender if you do not have one. Another great reason to serve homemade hummus to guests is it is gluten-free so those with most common food intolerances can enjoy hummus with abandon!
Growing up in New England, we called these beans Chick Peas. Now that I live in California, everyone calls them Garbanzo beans. What do you call them?
Garbanzo Beans are now a pantry staple for me. I just got an air fryer and I’ve heard they are delicious cooked in an air fryer. Have you tried them? For lunch, I often have a big salad made with whatever vegetables and product I have on hand. I add about 1/3 can of garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained and it adds bulk to my salads.
They are an inexpensive staple to have in your pantry.
INGREDIENTS:
1 can, Garbanzo Beans, drained with the skins peeled (gently squeeze the bean and the skin will pop off)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons water
Red pepper
Matchstick carrots
Fresh parsley
Cucumber
Making the homemade hummus takes no time at all.
DIRECTIONS:
Peel the Garbanzo Beans by removing the skins and discarding. To remove, simply gently squeeze each bean and the skin will pop off. Place beans into a food processor.
Add remaining ingredients to the food processor and process for about 10 seconds. Scrape down the sides and process for another 10 seconds. Add additional water if necessary until smooth.
Serving vegetables in cute shapes is a tried and true way to get the kids to eat more veggies. Try serving them with this easy hummus recipe.
If you want to cut your vegetables into “fancy” shapes, here is how I did it:
Use a small round cookie cutter to cut the red peppers into shapes.
Create shaped cucumbers by cutting triangles out of the edge of the cucumber as shown.
Separate parsley and set aside long pieces. Place a small stack of matchstick carrots on a long piece of parsley and tie. Tuck the loose end and repeat until you have the desired number of carrot bunches.
Homemade hummus is also great with celery, jicama, mushrooms and more. Of course, it pairs perfectly with pita bread and pita chips. Experiment and see what your family enjoys!
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A big thank you to Bush’s Beans and Soapbox Influence for sponsoring this post.
First of all, I love hummus. Second of all, your veggies are awesome! Totally need to start making mine pretty.
Nice recipe, I want to try it today.
I love this! I’m a huge hummus fan, but I’ve never tried making my own. I had no idea that it was so easy to make.
Wow it looks amazing! I have made homemade hummus in the past and it was a success. Need to give your recipe a try!
This recipe looks so tasty. I definitely do not eat enough hummus, and when I do, I tend to go for the store bought stuff because it’s just easier. This recipe looks super simple to make, I’ll have to try it!
This hummus looks so good! I was just thinking last night that I could go for some hummus and carrot sticks! Perfect timing. I can make my own. I had no idea that it was so easy.
Oh my gosh, yum. I love hummus but have never tried to make it myself. I need to do this!
I never knew hummas was so easy to make! I’ll have to try it next time
I don’t think I’ve ever had garbanzo beans, but this looks great! I’ve been wanting to eat more soups and beans, so this is great!
I love hummus, but I’ve never tried making it on my own. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Wow this looks really good, I would love to try this one. My family would love it!
What a fun and healthy snack! I love garbanzos but I have never tried making hummus yet.
Honestly, I just love hummus! It’s perfect and it goes so well with bread, chips, crackers and a lot of other snacks! It fits my diet perfectly too. This recipe is much appreciated.
Hummus is my FAVE!! I’ve never made homemade before and I would love to try this recipe!! Thanks for the heads up!!
Hummus is one of my favorite things to put in wraps or as a dip. I am going to need to try this.
I don’t eat garbanzos! Too bad it looks delicious to me! Maybe I should give it a try! And wow with the food presentation!
This absolutely looks a perfect Snack and this is so healthy too. I’m sure my hubby would love this too I would love to give it a try
Thanks for this easy homemade hummus recipe. I love hummus but I have never tried preparing one here at home. Can’t wait to make it.
Hummus is seriously the best! I can’t wait to make this.
We often buy some fun hummus at the store. I never realized how easy it was to make though!