Vegan 4-Ingredient Homemade Hummus

How are you doing today?  Well, Monday's done, only 4 more days til the weekend.  Not that I'm counting or anything.  I am really glad you enjoyed the Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Gluten/Soy-Free) Recipe I posted!  It is sooo rich and moist that it didn't last long around here!  Thanks to new readers and faithful friends alike for showing the love.  I really appreciate all the kind words and your great comments! Muah!!!!! I can't wait to hear your thoughts if you make it!
One cool thing that happened Monday at the DMV (and I am not talking about the 90 minute wait while trying to entertain my 2 yr old..yikes!) is that the license plate that I was randomly given starts with AH.  For those of you who've been following my legal name change to Averie Harmony, I had to mention the awesome serendipity of getting an plate with my first two initials as the first two letters.


But moving along to the eats.... I figured since there are so many hummus addicts out there, I'd show you how I make my own in 45 seconds with 4 ingredients.  I will say, I personally don't consume tons of hummus because the beans and I don't get along super well, but it's a fast, easy, and delish recipe to whip up.  Especially for guests who are very impressed "you can make your own hummus!"


Averie's Vegan 4-Ingredient Hummus
1 Can Garbanzo Beans (Drained about 80% of the way.  You can of course boil and make your own beans but I frankly don't have the time or desire and for 99 cents, I use TJ's organic garbanzos, happily)
3/4 of a Tsp of Salt (increase to taste if needed)
Juice of half a lemon (1-2 Tbsp)
3-4 Tbsp EVOO (Note: Some people would say add the EVOO at the end and drizzle in.  Lovely thought, but doesn't work so well in a Vita unless you wanna run the risk of hummus explosion.  And I don't, so I just add the EVOO with everything else all at once and I have no complaints)

Combine everything into your VitaHummus or Food Processor and Blend.  You're done!  But you can always pimp up your hummus with...


 ...The Extra's or the Optional's (add some, none, or a combo)

2 Tbsp Tahini (or 1/4 c sesame seeds)
1/4 c diced bell peppers (I added red to this recipe)
1/4 c diced zucchini (I added zukes to this recipe)
1/4 c cucumber
Garlic to taste
Onion to taste
Chipotle Seasoning to taste
Mrs. Dash Grill Seasonings or Seasoning Blends work amazingly well in homemade hummus.  The right "flavors" are already pre-mixed and there's no extra sodium.  I would use 1 Tbsp of whatever Seaonsing Blend you choose.  Mrs. Dash Chipotle Blend is really good and this is a case where I don't sweat the non-organic status. 


For this hummus blend, I added 1/4 c of red pepper and 1/4 c of zukes

A quick blend later and I was in veggie-hummus heaven.  You can see the colorful veggie flecks.  I like a little color and texture to my hummus for sure.
I put it in a container for the fridgey.  And a bonus is that I put the price tag of the large container this recipe makes at about $1.25
99 cents for the organic garbanzo's from TJ's and the 1/2 of lemon at 25 cents.  So there ya have it...a money saver for all you hummus heads, too!
And you know what this hummus is really good on?  Those Raw Vegan Kale Chips I make!
Yummm.  
The hummus made a nice side to go with the bowl of Brussels's Sprouts, Cauli, and Red Pepps dressed with the juice of 1/2 orange, agave, and cracky blacky that I munched for din-din.

I also wanted to give a shout to Me & Gogi.  If you haven't heard about them, the deal is that you can customize your own cereal and granola mix on their site.  It's pretty awesome stuff and the taste rocks!  I love that I could choose a Wheat-Free mix which is really important for me.
I even named my mix "Averie's Chocolate & Fruit Granola" & the site automatically kicks out nutritional info based on what I used, too.
Handpacked just for me.
Has anyone else tried Me&Gogi yet?  I just love the whole concept and needless to say uber-fresh because it's all custom made.  


Things today were brought to you in VeganMofo spirit.
 
Yoga Today is the Standing Splits (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)


Tip of the Day: Remember that Vega Stuff that I reviewed last week in my monster Product Reviews Post?  Well Matt's Giving Some Away, check it out!
What are your plans for the Halloween season?  Any raucous and debauchery-laden parties you're going to?  Dressing up or not?  Pigging out on indulging in any candy?  I will most definitely be indulging in plenty of dark chocolate and I have Skylar all set up to be a pink fairy princess but no parties lined up for me to attend, yet.  Tell me what you're up to now that the season is drawing closer!


Stay Tuned For an Easy, Vegan, and Into-The-Freezer it goes Chocolatey Dessert Recipe...