Hummus!

At our house we LOVE hummus. It is good on pitas, veggies, tortilla chips, crackers, or just on a spoon! I love to experiment with different types of hummus. With using a basic recipe I find that I can add just about anything to it and it tastes amazing!

Olive and Sweet Potato Hummus

1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans (equal to about 1 can)

1 cooked sweet potato

3 TBS EVOO

2 garlic cloves

1 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 cup olives

Cook the beans, if not using canned, in the crockpot on high for 5 hours or low for 8-10.

Peel sweet potato and cut into 1 in. pieces, place in oven for 30 mins at 350. You need this to be soft before you put it in the food processor.

Place beans, sweet potato, EVOO, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the food processor. Add water as needed for desired consistency. You could throw the olives in there too but I thought it would make the dip look "weird" so instead I dug a small hole on top of the hummus and put them there. It turned out amazing!

Goat Cheese and Cilantro Hummus

1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans (equal to about 1 can)

1/3 cup goat cheese (you could also use feta or any other soft cheese you like)

3 TBS cilantro

1/3 cup EVOO

1 garlic clove

2 TBS lemon juice

salt to taste

Cook the beans, if not using canned, in the crockpot on high for 5 hours or low for 8-10.

Place all ingredients into food processor and add water to get the consistency you want. YUM!