Hummus IV

With some tweaks, this could be a great hummus. I should have read the reviews first. First off, it’s way too thick. The instructions do say to keep adding lemon juice until the consistency is to your liking. The problem with that is that it keeps getting more tart. I ended up doubling the lemon and it was STILL too thick, but now it was also too tangy. Thankfully, I had saved the liquid from the canned chickpeas (highly recommend), so I ended up having to add 1/2 cup of that! It was now the perfect consistency, but it needed some salt, so I added about 1/2 teaspoon. This is quite garlicky, so you may want to use less as the flavor will just keep intensifying once it sits. Also, this does not make 5 cups of hummus.

Made this today with half the garlic suggested. Added sweet roasted red peppers. Turned out delicious. Will never buy store bought again.

As written, deserves 1 star because have to add much more liquid - triple! I used 1 can & added 6 Tblsp. liquid! For 2 cans, that's equivalent to 3/4 cup liquid - some of that should be water, or it'll be VERY lemony. (I personally don't like using the liquid from canned beans bec. it's slimy.) Halving the quantity of garlic would probably suit most people; add full amount if you want it to be very garlicky. For adherence to traditionally authentic ingreds., this gets 4 stars. 2 is between 1 & 4, so 2 stars is what I rate it. (The red pepper flakes aren't traditional, though are a nice change from mild paprika. If using garbanzos cooked from dry, then adding some of that cooking water to achieve smooth puree is probably a good idea, I think.)