Homemade Hummus

  So I shared this with one of my groups yesterday but it's so good I had to spread the love. Mediterranean foods have been linked to longer life spans and I love a good hummus but the really good ones can be a little expensive. So why not make your own... You can control how clean it is, what goes in it and it's cheaper...

 Homemade Hummus

Ingredients

• 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), reserve liquid
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup tahini (sesame butter)
• Sea salt (or Himalayan salt) (to taste; optional)
• Ground paprika (for garnish; optional) 

Instructions

1. Place chickpeas, lemon juice, oil, and garlic in food processor or blender and pulse until chickpeas are mashed.
2. Add tahini; pulse for 1 minute. If hummus is too thick, add some of the reserved chickpea liquid. Add salt, if desired.
3. Garnish with paprika, if desired.