if you're using a blender or food processor try adding a little bit of WATER. That way the oil and water emulsify to make it creamy and not dry. Keep tweaking it as you go, I usually start with a can of chickpeas, a couple of spoonfuls of tahini, a clove of garlic and a squeeze of lemon. I blend that up and taste it, and then alternately add olive oil and water until I get the consistency I want...Hope this helps! Enjoy it!

Cheers will do!

Do you drain and rinse the chickpeas from the can or add it all in? That juice stuff kinda scares me as it fizzes up when i wash it out with water!!! can't be healthy or natural!

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Original Post by laoiselou:

Cheers will do!

Do you drain and rinse the chickpeas from the can or add it all in? That juice stuff kinda scares me as it fizzes up when i wash it out with water!!! can't be healthy or natural!

 It's perfectly natural.  The foam is just the starch from the beans.  It's the same thing you see when you boil rice or pasta - the starch forms bubbles.  They can be rinsed or not as desired, but I like to rinse them so the hummus won't be to soft.

laoiselou,

Hummus is something that you will suddenly get right and then it will be as easy for you as your friend. 

Put the ingredients into the blender(makes it smoother than a processor) and whiz and stop and taste.  If you do not like the lemony taste, cut the amount of lemon in half and try it.  You can also add some roasted red pepper to it and it is stellar.  Spread on bread for a sandwich or in a pita with tomato and lettuce and any meat you like, turkey is yummy.  or as a dip for fresh vegetable sticks.  Home made has no preservatives except the lemon so dont eliminate it completely.  It does not keep too long so make it fresh in smaller batches.

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Maybe you could ask your friends mum for her recipe? :)

yep water will do the trick, just add a tbs at a time till u get it right...also some of my family dont like the taste of the tahini, iv used a low fat cheese spread instead and that seems to work well too

Ingredients
- 1/3 cup chickpeas
- 1/3 cup pinto beans
- 1/3 cup dark red kidney beans
- 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- 1 handful of sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Several whole wheat or soy pitas

Directions
Disturbingly simple:
- Throw all of the ingredients in a food processor or blender. - Pulse until smooth.
- Empty hummus into a nice-looking bowl, scraping down the sides of the blender, if necessary
- Drip a little olive oil onto it and add a several sprigs of parsely and some chopped tomatoes if you have them, for garnish.
- Serve with warmed pita