i love hummus, and it's made from healthy ingredients too! judging by the price it sells for i always thought it was some kind of exotic and expensive thing to make. actually it's super easy to make and there's nothing exotic in it. Here are the ingredients i use.
1 can garbanzos
2 cloves garlic
juice from one lemon
garlic powder
ground cumin
mrs. dash (your choice of mix)
1 heaping tablespoon Tahini
1 heaping tablespoon natural peanut butter
olive oil
you don't need and fancy food processor, just a simple blender. if you don't have a blender use a potato smasher and do it manually.
put all the ingredients in the blender. i use both fresh garlic and Trader Joes garlic powder, because the 2 garlics have different flavors. add the garlic powder and cumin to your taste, and don't add any Mrs Dash yet. make sure to get all the lemon seeds out of the juice or they will add a bitter taste.
start blending. you may need to add a small amount of water to get it to blend, just as much as it needs though. after you get it blended smooth, taste and adjust for taste. after it's blended scoop it into a bowl and drizzle some olive oil on top and sprinkle some Mrs dash for looks. i also add a couple of a table spoons of o oil while blending. i also sometimes add some Braggs Liquid Aminos for a little salty taste, since i don't cook with salt.
that's about it for a basic start. now experiment to get the custom taste you like. there really are no rules and you can use other types of beans besides garbanzos. the most expensive ingredient is the tahini. but even then a can of tahini will make about a gallon or more of hummus. you can use any kind of nut butter as a substitute, i use natural peanut butter because it's cheep. once you make your own and see how easy and cheep it is, you'll also wonder why it's so expensive in stores.
