Homemade Hummus

I chose an easy recipe with only five ingredients.  All you do is combine them all in the food processer.  I used olive oil instead of vegetable oil and used less (about ½ of what the recipe calls for below) after reading one of the reviews.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Last week I read that pairing chickpeas with red peppers helps boast energy.  The vitamin C in the red peppers acts as a key and helps your body unlock the iron in the chickpeas so your blood cells can get to it.  I plan on taking the red peppers and hummus to work for an afternoon snack.  Hopefully they are right about boasting energy!  :)