Kick up your hummus with a bit of sweet and spicy in this easy-to-prepare Sriracha Hummus.

When I first got my home, I bought a lot of kitchen gizmos without knowing anything about what I wanted. Most of what I chose was based on looks. It looked pretty. It looked nice. Blah. Blah. Blah.
That’s how I ended up with our retro stainless no-frills blender. After a few smoothies, I realized how pathetic my new blender was. Luckily, I didn’t use it much and I hid it in the cupboard.
Fast forward a few years and a few kids later and that pathetic blender is even more pathetic. Every time I made the kids a smoothie, the darn thing would get stuck and leak – from the bottom. I had to disassemble the pitcher and wash it after each use because the parts would get gross on me if I didn’t. It was a chore.
I got grumpy. I stopped using the blender. I started doing research on new ones. I published a cookbook. I forgot about the new blender I needed. Then last summer my kids repeatedly asked for smoothies and I hauled out the crummy blender and cursed at it. Oh yeah, my blender sucks.
Repeat grumpy cycle.
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So you can imagine my enthusiasm when the folks at Ninja Blender asked me if I wanted to try out their blender. Perfect timing! I figured ANYTHING was better than my old one.
I started using it with simple stuff, like a simple smoothie for the kids. Holy Crap! This sucker is super powerful! What would take my old blender 3-5 minutes to blend, took my Ninja less than 20 seconds.
Let me repeat: LESS THAN 20 SECONDS.
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“This is so cool!” the kids cried out.
The Ninja has a big pitcher with these crazy blades. Also included are variousย smoothie canisters of different sizes. The 32-ouncerย is the perfect size for mixingย up smoothies for my 3 kids.
The power that this thing kicks out is mind-blowing. It chops up ice and frozen strawberries in seconds. It’s 1300 watts of power will make you a believer, too!
For the past month we have been enjoying smoothies, piรฑa coladas and countless other blended treats. I am totally in love with my new blender.
I was inspired to go beyond the smoothie and made this Sriracha Hummus with it.
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Sriracha Hummus
Ingredients
- 17 oz garbanzo beans canned, drained and rinsed
- โ cup tahini
- โ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon water
- 2 garlic cloves
- ยผ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cilantro dried, divided
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- In a food processor or powerful blender, purรฉe garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, water, garlic, salt and ยฝ teaspoon cilantro until smooth.
- Spread hummus into a shallow serving bowl and garnish with Sriracha, olive oil and remaining cilantro.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
Nutrition
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Written by Laura Basharย
Hi, I’m Laura, a certified professional cook and cookbook author living in San Diego. I have been sharing my familyโs favorite recipes inspired from all over the world since 2008. Letโs cook up something fun!
I would make a lot of soups for my grand-daughters!
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