This party snack staple is sold in little tubs for way too much money. If you make it yourself, it costs, like, $2 a litre. Here’s what you do:
Either soak and boil a cup of dry chickpeas, or buy a can. If you use dry chickpeas, you’ll feel like a scratch-cooking hero, plus it’s even cheaper. It’s not hard: soak the peas in water overnight, then boil the heck out of them for about an hour. Throw ‘em while they’re hot into a food processor and process them with some olive oil, water (the stuff you cooked it in is great!), the juice of a lemon, a couple peeled cloves of garlic, and a spoonful of tahini. Salt to taste. In fact, everything to taste: more or less garlicky, lemony, tahini-y, according to what tastes right to you.
THAT’S IT. Crazy! And I don’t have to tell you how good hummus is for you.