Homemade Hummus 🍇🍍🍑🌸🍑🍍

I am little late to the party as it is Tuesday, but I really want to share this recipe with you guys. Had two practices on Monday and just did not get around to write a post plus when I tried the Steemit was down. But like in life you just have to keep trying and sooner than later the opportunity will come for you to achieve the goal you had in mind. Steemit is up and working normally today so it time for me to write my submission for my amazing friend Lena Fruits and Veggies challenge. :)

So let's get started. Today, I am going to share one of my favorite healthy snacks you can make at home in about 10 minutes. Depending on how good you are with the knife. Do not hurry and cut yourself please. I did it before. lol My hands are really only good for basketball and for other things not so much. lol Anyways, it is a great snack or appetizer if you are having a guest or just watching a movie with your family. So not to talk way too much which I tend to do often, here is my recipe for homemade hummus.

Ingredients you need:

• Can of Chickpeas (Alternatives- Lentil, Beans, Rice, Peas...)
• Avocado
• Carrot
• Onion
• Tomatoes
• 1 Garlic
• Olive Oil

For spices I used: Paprika, Pepper, and Himalayan salt.

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Suggestions for other ingredients: olives, pickles, red peppers, mushrooms, parsley, oregano, basilico, sesame seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds....

You can basically use any kind of ingredients you like. I have experimented with a lot of ingredients. Pick the ingredients you like and make this recipe your own. Cooking can be fun, short, and healthy all the same time. Invest in your health my friend, your body will thank you for it.

Preparation

Simply clean and cut what needs to be cleaned and cut. Put it all in a blender and add your spices and olive oil. Add as much olive oil as needed for the hummus to get that nice creamy texture. I cook like my dad thought me. Put little, taste it, add more if needed. So should you, my friends. Add a bit try it and work your way from there. Don't be like me at the beginning of my cooking adventures. I would always put too much of salt or pepper and then spend more time trying to offset saltiness with other ingredients. Cooking is easy really. All you have to watch for is that you don't over spice or burn your dishes. That is really all there is to it. As you can always add more salt and spices, but you can't take them out. lol

You really don't need a great blender to make hummus. I bought a 20 euro value one here in Italy and it works great for me. Money well spent in my opinion as I use it a lot. Blend it up until all is well mixed and there are no big pieces of vegetables left in it. This is how it should look like when it all set and done in blender.

Finishing it up

Pour it all out on the plate or in a plastic container. Basically, in whatever you will serve this delicious hummus. I used corn cakes to dip into the hummus. Not the healthiest thing ever to use, but I like it better than nacho chips, or bread. What you use is entirely up to you. You can maybe use carrots as dipping sticks. There you go, guys. You have one amazing snack which contains pretty much everything your body needs on daily basis. You got some good fats, carbs, protein, and plenty of antioxidants to keep your immune system at a very high level.

I made this snack for my teammate and me one afternoon before I destroyed him on NBA 2017 game on PlayStation. I think he was enjoying this snack too much to focus on the game and I used it to my advantage. lol While he was snacking I was getting buckets. lol Anway, here a picture of two of us having this delicious and healthy snack.

I always say this and I will repeat it again. Your nutrition is your HEALTH. You are what you eat. If you are getting colds and flues on a frequent basis then you should maybe revise what you intake into your body. Because it is not your body which had failed you first, but rather it is you who has failed your body first by not giving it the nutrients it needs to build a strong immune system. Eat fresh food, my friends. Visit the market more than once a week.Veggies and fruits should be on your plate on daily basis. Invest in your health.

As you can see healthy eating is not hard. It is not time-consuming. It can be fun, short, delicious, and CHEAP. Don't make excuses for yourself why you are not eating more healthy. Paying for healthy food is always better than paying doctors in my opinion. Prevention before the intervention. That is the key to healthy living. At least that is what I think from my humble 29-year-old experience.

Anyways I hope you guys try this hummus recipe time you have the family gathering, or as an appetizer when you invite some friends over for dinner. Experiment with it. Add your ingredients, make it your OWN. Use your imagination and most importantly have fun with it. 🍇🍍🍑🌸🍑🍍

Thank you for reading, until next time, much love,

dbjegovic 💓

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