Creamy and Super Amazing Hummus

This recipe is just so SO great that I don't want to change anything in sharing it with you. So here is a direct copy/paste from Jonah Lisa Land blog

MAKES: about 1.5 cups

INGREDIENTS:
- one 15 oz can organic chickpeas
- 1/4 cup organic tahini
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp water

DIRECTIONS:

Drain and rinse the chickpeas and set aside.  You can spend the time taking the little skins off each chickpea but it's pretty time consuming and not so much creamier that I think it's worth it.  This recipe gets pretty creamy even without that step.

Combine the tahini and the lemon juice and blend until smooth and frothy.  This is the key to getting it creamy, by the way.  You have to combine these 2 ingredients first, essentially cream the tahini, or it just won't blend perfectly with the chickpeas.

*Note: I use a blender because I have a rockin' good one and only a little mini prep food processor.  The down side is there's always a little of the good stuff down at the bottom that's impossible to get out.  You should use whichever appliance you have that you feel is best suited for this.

Add the garlic and salt and blend again.

Now add in the chickpeas about 1/3 of the can at a time and blend until smooth.  Try to get as few skins as possible, this will also help with the texture.  Scrap down the sides of the blender and push the chickpeas down to the bottom as needed.  Once you've got all the chickpeas blended in, add the olive oil and turn on the blender and just leave it for a few minutes.  I like to add in a little water too, to get the consistency just how I like it.

I LOVE avocados

Obsessed, I say. I buy 2-3 a week just to put them on salads, sandwiches AND to make guacamole (my fave use for avocados). Usually when I make guacamole, it's the typical Chipotle-style guac - red onion, cilantro, garlic, salt/pepper, avocado, lime juice - but tonight I was making veggie burritos with brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, green onion, yellow onion, yellow pepper, and guac. I had to get creative w/out cilantro and red onion...but I didn't really want that taste anyway. I wanted something fresh and a little more natural tasting. And as it happens often, I just looked at what I had and threw it together, tasting often until I had the EXACT flavor I was looking for. So, here you have it. My version of guac. Simple Guac but it was SOOOOO good. (btw, I'm sure there's a recipe in the world like this. If you find one, please share so I can compare and vary mine!)

- 2 avocados chopped
- 1 inch slice of a whole yellow onion, diced
- About 1/4 cup green onion
- 1 small vine ripened tomato (could be roma or cherry) seeded and diced
- Roughly 1/2 tsp of salt but please salt to taste...everyone likes a different amount.

Mash all these ingredients together in a bowl until combine. It will be chunky...but if you'd prefer it smoother, mash with a fork until you get the desired consistency.

And, the final product:)