Restaurant-Style Creamy Hummus | No Garlic!

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is a nut-free alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

garlic

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: onion powder

Onion powder can provide a similar flavor profile.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can add acidity at a lower cost.

Cook chickpeas and navy beans until soft enough to crush by fingers.

Pour cooked beans into a bowl and save the cooking water.

Add 80% chickpeas and 20% navy beans into the food processor.

Add salt to the beans in the food processor.

Cut lemons and add lemon juice to the mixture, adjusting to taste.

Blend the mixture until smooth using a high-speed blender or immersion blender.

Add tahini to the mixture and blend until incorporated.

Taste the hummus and adjust seasoning with more lemon juice if desired.

Serve the hummus with a drizzle of olive oil, and optionally garnish with parsley and paprika.

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