Super Bowl Eats 2010: Hummus with Chipotle

Last year, I made some bacon-blue cheese dip, that, while well-received, was not exactly light on the calories. I wanted to do something year that was a bit different– but something I’d like to eat the rest of the week. I peeked around Epicurious and found a recipe for hummus that had chipotles in adobo– but the recipe itself didn’t sound like quite what I wanted– not enough smoky adobo, too much tahini. So, I experimented– and came up with my own take on hummus. I actually make hummus fairly often– it’s easy, cheap, and tastes much better than the store-bought stuff– so I used my base recipe and added a kick. I don’t use tahini– I think it tastes heavy– but if you like it, definitely use it.

1 24-oz can of chickpeas, drained
2 whole, peeled garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil, with extra in order to achieve smooth consistency
2 chipotles in adobo
Juice of 1/2 medium sized lemon
1 teaspoon coriander
salt to taste

Easiest method ever– simply pulse the chickpeas and garlic in a food processor until the texture is uniform– it’ll look a bit like wet sand. Then add olive oil until it has a smooth, spreadable, almost pourable consistency. Throw in the lemon juice, 2 chipotles in adobo, coriander, then blend until the chipotles are pureed and spread throughout the mixture. Serve with pita, bagel chips, or tortilla chips.

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