Yesterday afternoon I stumbled upon Ben sitting on the couch snacking on a packet on plain crackers, as tasty as this seemed I thought I would make him a much requested snack of hummus to accompany his crackers. In under five minutes he was happily making his way through what is easily the best hummus I have ever made – and I make hummus a lot!

Ingredients

• 1 tin of chickpeas – drained
• 1 tin of white beans – drained
• 3-4 good tbs of tahini
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• The juice of 1 lemon
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2-3 tsp of cumin
• 4 tsp of sweet paprika
• 1 tsp of garlic powder
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1 tsp of salt
• Water approx. 100ml – the amount will vary dependent on the weather and the moisture in the beans
• Crackers, lavash or pita bread to serve + extra paprika to sprinkle over the top. Some people top with additional olive oil but I have opted to skip this.

Method

1. Add all ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. Add the water in a steady stream to ease blending and help to make the mixture smooth.
2. Stop the blender, scrape any mixture down that may be stuck on the sides and blend.
3. Transfer to bow, sprinkle with paprika and serve!

Note: hummus is also a really tasty additional to wraps or can be taken to work/school with veggie sticks for a healthy snack.

Enjoy!

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