Hummus has always been my go to appetizer for parties.  It is the easiest thing to make, pretty much throw everything in a food processor and…. BOOM!  It’s also a great thing to bring to pot lucks, because there isn’t anyone that DOESN’T like hummus…. right?

When it comes to entertaining my South East Asian family, I always have to find a way to spice things up.  Because to them, if there’s no spicy peppers involved, your food is missing something :/  Last weekend, I made hummus for the family, which I thought was out of this world, and was so excited for mom to taste it.   She gives it one taste and goes “it’s good but it needs something else.”  So I added some jalapeño and….. BAM!  She couldn’t stop eating it. 🙂

Ingredients:

• 1 15 oz Can chickpeas, drained
• 2 Tbsp Cilantro, roughly chopped
• 2 Cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 Tbsp Jalapeno, roughly chopped (about 1/2 a jalapeno)
• 2 Tbsp Fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp Fresh lime juice
• Pinch of Salt and Pepper
• 1 Tbsp tahini
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Olive oil (or more if needed)

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients up to the olive oil in a food processor and blend until smooth.
2. With the machine running, stream in the Olive oil and continue processing until super creamy and smooth.
3. Serve with warm pita bread or pita chips….. or just about anything else 🙂