*This post is sponsored by Wild Oats. Thank you for supporting the companies that support this site!
I am so excited to be joining in as a contributor with Wild Oats this year and to get the opportunity to share with you about this company as an affordable organic offering at Walmart stores. I will be sharing ideas each month over on their blog as well as sharing a monthly offering here showcasing a fresh dish that you can create in your own kitchen that is delicious and gluten-free! Be sure to check out my first post on their blog sharing my delicious Baked Pecan Chicken Tenders recipe that is my new favorite salad topper.
I am sure everyone has a bucket list of things they would love to learn to create in their kitchen. Hummus has been one of those things that I usually buy pre-packaged that I have always thought to myself, “I bet you could make that…and cheaper too!” Inspired by the Wild Oats Chickpeas on my store shelves, I knew that this was a sign that I should attempt this dish in my kitchen.
Making homemade hummus is so ridiculously easy that I am embarrassed it took me years to finally attempt this in my kitchen. Hummus can be made in a variety of flavors, but one of the flavors I love the most is the garlic hummus. To take this pantry staple to another level though, I roasted it in my oven with a little olive oil to create a deeper, richer flavor. Once the garlic is roasted, it is just a matter of whirling these chickpeas in your food processor along with spices, tahini, lemon juice, and a little water until you get the consistency you are after.
Where the heck is tahini in the grocery aisle? Good question (says the girl who visited many aisles where tahini was not). It is typically in the international foods aisles of stores or can be found at international markets, but can also be found in weird and random places like next to the olives in you standard grocery store. Really, ask your grocer if you aren’t sure and don’t let a little thing like I don’t know how to say tahini or I don’t know what tahini looks like stop you from making this amazing dish. The best part is how long tahini lasts in your fridge so you can buy this and enjoy hummus all summer long. And you will. Because once you try this recipe, you will realize that homemade hummus really IS the best hummus to eat and you will be stockpiling those cans of chickpeas so you can enjoy this easy appetizer anytime you get the craving for it. Amen.
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Cuisine: Side
Author: Adapted from Cooking Classy
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Serves: 4
Once you try homemade hummus, you will never go back. Make this easy dish with canned chickpeas from Wild Oats.
- 1 large head garlic
- 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 (15 oz) can Wild Oats chickpeas, drained
- 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp tahini
- 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 2 – 3 Tbsp water
- Chopped fresh parsley and red pepper flakes, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut about 1/4-inch from top of garlic to expose tops of cloves for roasting.
- Place garlic head on a sheet of foil and drizzle 1 1/2 tsp olive oil evenly over top of garlic. Wrap foil up around garlic and roast 35 – 45 minutes until golden brown on a cookie sheet. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- To your food processor add chick peas, lemon juice, tahini, salt and cumin then pulse mixture 2 minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of food processor, add remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil, set aside 3 – 4 cloves of the garlic and add remaining (about 10 – 11) to food processor. Pulse 1 minute, then add water and pulse 1-2 minutes longer.
- Plate hummus, make indentation in center and add 1 – 2 Tbsp more olive oil to taste (optional), then chop remaining roasted garlic cloves and sprinkle over top, sprinkle with parsley and red pepper flakes.
- Serve with fresh veggies or gluten-free crackers. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.
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Slightly adapted from Cooking Classy
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*This post is sponsored by Wild Oats. Thank you for supporting the companies that support this site!
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