Food Friday: Buffalo Hummus

Zach and I are obsessed with hummus. We always have it in the house, so a few weeks ago I decided that we should probably learn how to make it so we can save money and doctor it up however we like. We've been through a lot of iterations of this recipe and our buffalo version this hummus is the winner so far.

Buffalo Hummus

serves 4-6 (the picture below is 1.5x this recipe)

Ingredients

3 T lemon juice

¼ cup tahini (I use the Trader Joe’s brand)

1 small garlic clove

2 T olive oil

½ t salt

½ t cumin

1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

½ red pepper, roasted at 400 degrees for ~15 minutes

Frank’s hot sauce to taste

Instructions

1.       Cream lemon juice and tahini together in a food processor or blender for about 30 seconds.

2.       Add in garlic, oil, salt, and cumin and blend for another 30 seconds.

3.       Add in chickpeas and red pepper and blend until smooth.

4.       Add Frank’s hot sauce 1 T at a time until the hummus tastes delicious to you.

I brought this hummus to a party recently and served it with grilled pitas and broiled cauliflower (cauliflower becomes deliciously buttery once cooked and provides a nice change from traditional veggies and hummus) - it was super yummy.