Hummus
This is the ultimate homemade hummus recipe. It’s smooth and creamy with a bright flavor, and pairs perfectly with bread! Follow along for tip and tricks, a video tutorial and complete details!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup dry chickpeas
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 3 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
Instructions
- 1
Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and fill the bowl with cold water. Let it soak at room temperature for 12 hours or overnight.
- 2
Fill a pot with water and place it over high heat. Cover and bring the water to boil.
- 3
Drain the chickpeas and add them to the boiling water with 1 tsp baking soda.
- 4
Boil for about 30 minutes until the chickpeas are cooked and soft. The skin will start floating on the surface as it cooks. Discard the skins as they float.
- 5
Drain the chickpeas and let them cool.
- 6
Once the chickpeas are cool, place them in the bowl of a food processor with garlic and tahini. Blend for about one minute until chickpeas are coarse.
- 7
Add in the water, salt and lemon juice. Blend until completely smooth and creamy. This would take about four minutes of blending.
- 8
Transfer the hummus to a serving bowl and spread it using a spoon. Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil and top with Aleppo pepper and sumac if desired.