Description
A delicious and creamy hummus recipe made with fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup tahini paste
- 2–3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup ice cold water, more to the desired consistency
- 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas (canned: rinse and drain)
Instructions
- Place lemon juice, garlic cloves, tahini paste, olive oil and water in a food processor, and whip this up until creamy.
- Add the salt, pepper, cumin, chickpeas and blend until really smooth. Add more cold water, a tablespoon at a time, until it is the consistency you like, and blend for 3 more minutes.
- Taste and adjust salt and lemon. Add any optional additions you like.
- To serve, spoon the hummus into a wide, shallow bowl or onto a plate or platter, using the back of your spoon to create a “well” for the olive oil (or other sauces). Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with Za’atar.
Notes
- Make sure tahini tastes fresh, not bitter or rancid.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg