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Score big with make-it-your-way homemade hummus. It’s quick to whip up, and the variations are endless.

START TO FINISH 15 min. 1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained 1⁄4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste) 1⁄4 cup lemon juice 1⁄4 cup olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1⁄2 tsp. salt 1⁄4 tsp. paprika 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh parsley 2 to 3 tsp. olive oil (optional) 2 Tbsp. toasted pine nuts and/or paprika (optional)

1. In a blender or food processor combine fi rst seven ingredients (through paprika). Cover and blend or process until smooth, stopping to scrape container as needed. If desired, add stir-ins (right). 2. Spoon hummus onto a serving platter. Sprinkle with parsley. If desired, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with pine nuts and/ or paprika. Serve with pita wedges, tortilla chips, and/or vegetable dippers. Makes 14 servings. EACH SERVING: 84 cal, 7 g fat, 0 mg chol, 156 mg sodium, 5 g carb, 1 g fi ber, 2 g pro.

STIR-INS

Change up the fl avor with one or more of these: 1⁄4 cup sliced green onions, 1⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese, 1⁄3 cup chopped pitted ripe olives or Kalamata olives, 1⁄3 cup chopped roasted red sweet pepper, 2 to 3 chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh dill, or 1⁄4 cup basil pesto. Q

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