Hummus
A low fat homemade hummus without tahini.
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 6
- Type
- Side Dish, Sauce and Condiment, Snack

Ingredients
Directions
- 1Heat olive oil in sauce pan and add (peeled) garlic cloves, oregano and red pepper flakes. Omit red pepper flakes if you don't want it spicy.
- 2Fry the garlic until slightly golden brown.
- 3Drain the canned garbanzo beans, reserving liquid. Add the drained beans to food processor.
- 4Add olive oil, garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes to the garbanzo beans.
- 5Add the juice of one lemon and the paprika then start the food processor. It might take a while for the beans to puree. Stop the food processor as needed to push beans down with a spatula.
- 6Add in garbanzo bean liquid to achieve desired consistency. Add in more of the spices and the salt to desired color and taste.
- 7Note: a serving is 1/4 cup.
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition Facts
Per 1 serving (88 g)
Calories140
Total Fat5.8 g
Saturated Fat0.8 g
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium237 mg
Total Carbohydrate19.4 g
Dietary Fiber4.6 g
Sugars0.6 g
Protein4.2 g
- Potassium
- 228 mg
Per 100 g
- Calories
- 159
- Protein
- 4.7 g
- Carbs
- 21.9 g
- Fat
- 6.6 g
140kcal
- Protein 11%
- Carbs 53%
- Fat 36%
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