Appetizer for 6

Instant Pot Hummus

Name: Instant Pot Hummus
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup dried chickpeas; 1 whole head garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 onion; 1 tsp fine salt for soaked chickpeas fine salt; 4 cups water; 1 tsp ground cumin; 6 cloves garlic; 1 cup tahini; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

$5.25for 460 minServes 6

Dried chickpeas pressure-cook with aromatics, then blend with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and cooking water.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 6.75 oz$0.09/oz typical	6.75 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Garlic, 1.5$0.75 each typical	1.5	$1.20Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.87

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsAsian sauces and pastes

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.31 per serving$5.25 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup dried chickpeas
1 whole head garlic
2 bay leaves
1 onion
1 tsp fine salt for soaked chickpeas fine salt
4 cups water
1 tsp ground cumin
6 cloves garlic
1 cup tahini
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Steps

Rinse the chickpeas and place them in the Instant Pot with the garlic head, bay leaves, onion, salt, and water.
Seal the lid and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
Remove the bay leaves and onion, squeeze out the cooked garlic, and reserve 1 cup cooking water.
Blend the chickpeas, cooked garlic, raw garlic, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, and 1/2 cup cooking water until smooth.
Add more cooking water as needed and blend for 5 minutes until creamy.

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