Hummus & Friends (low-fat With 6 Variations)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, liquid reserved
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 open the chickpeas and pour off about 4 tbsp of the liquid. drain the rest of the liquid and rinse the chickpeas. pusle them in a food processor along with the garlic.
• 2 add the olive oil, lemon juice and pulse. add 2 tbsp of the reserved liquid, salt, and paprika if using. blend until very smooth and add in extra liquid a tbsp at a time if need be. taste for salt & lemon juice. (i ended up adding more lemon juice). let chill if not using immediately.
• 3 **variations**.
• 4 **horseradish-dill hummus: add 1 tbsp prepared horseradish with everything else and then pulse in 1/4 cup fresh dill until finely chopped.
• 5 **curried green onion hummus: add 2-3 tsp curry powder with everything else and then pulse in 1/2 cup chopped green onions until finely chopped.
• 6 **shabby sheik hummus: add 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp cayenne along with all the other ingredients.
• 7 **roasted red pepper & kalamata hummus: add 1 roasted red pepper, peeled & seeded (1/4 cup from jar) with everything else and then pulse in 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives until finely chopped.
• 8 **pizza hummus: add 1/4 cup chopped soaked sun-dried tomatoes with everything else and then pulse in 1 cup fresh basil until finely chopped.
• 9 **jalapeno-cilantro hummus: pulse in 1 seeded chopped jalapeno & 1/2 cup fresh cilantro until finely chopped.