Last updated on May 1st, 2018 at 09:33 pm

If you want to eat something delicious and healthy and have 5 minutes, some chickpeas, tahini and a hand blender, then you need this healthy spicy hummus recipe!

The first time I ate hummus, this creamy delicious thing was wrapped in a falafel.

Then the movie Zohan came out and after seeing the main character brushing his teeth, conditioning women’s hair and fighting evil using hummus, I was inspired.

I needed to make my own hummus.

And so the hummus making journey began. I made chunky hummus, not good hummus, then I got better. It’s a surprise to me, I haven’t shared any of my hummus recipes here. Because I’ve made so many versions of it like hummus with spinach, with basil, with roasted peppers (this is a winner), even with beet.

But I always come back to the most simple and fluffy version. With some spice in it. It’s easy, quick, I practically always have the ingredients at home and can keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days.

Now, my version doesn’t use olive oil like the original hummus ingredient list suggests. I love olive oil, but I somehow don’t like the taste in hummus. So this hummus is oil-free, vegan and gluten-free.

You can use this hummus as a side, as a part of a lunch bowl or in wraps.

I like to make a very simple, easy and healthy wrap with hummus and vegetables. All you need to do is put some hummus and vegetables in a tortilla.

It’s quick and delicious and everyone on the planet needs to try it, so I’ll also put the recipe below.

Health and beauty benefits

This hummus is high-fiber and thanks to those chickpeas also high-protein and a good source of iron, which you can absorb better thanks to the vitamin C from the lemon juice. My sister and I always joke that whoever came up with the original recipe for hummus was probably a nutritionist.

The Best Hummus – Easy, Spicy, Fluffy

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chickpeas
2 tsp tahini
1/2 lemon, juice of it
1/3 tsp chili powder
1 garlic clove
1/4 to 1/3 cup water
optionally:
tortillas
vegetables

Instructions

Rinse and drain chickpeas.
Put all ingredients besides water in the jar that comes with your hand blender. Adding water gradually, blend until smooth.
For the wrap: in a tortilla spread 2 tbsp of the hummus. In the middle of the tortilla arrange onions, cucumbers, radishes, parsley, arugula and peppers. Then wrap. In this step you can use any vegetables you like - thinly sliced cabbage and carrots, even beet will all work.

https://www.beautybites.org/best-hummus-easy-spicy-fluffy/

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