Sylvie's Homemade Easy Hummus Recipe – Kichererbsenpaste
Sylvie’s homemade easy hummus recipe is so very versatile, it goes great with just about anything, including German food! Lots of tips, hints, tricks for the perfect dish.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 14-ounce or 15-ounce can of chickpeas, with liquid (known as aquafaba)
- 2 14-ounce or 15-ounce cans of chickpeas, drained
- ¼ cup tahini
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 small garlic clove
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast (optional)
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- extra aquafaba or cold water, if needed
Instructions
- 1
Start by adding the chickpeas and the aquafaba from one can.
- 2
Add remaining ingredients, except for extra aquafaba.
- 3
Process, stopping to scrape down sides when necessary, until smooth. The longer you process, the smoother the hummus.
- 4
Use more or less aquafaba, or water, to achieve desired consistency.
- 5
Adjust seasonings to taste.
- 6
Start by adding the aquafaba from one can of chickpeas and the lemon juice.
- 7
Add drained chickpeas and remaining ingredients and blend. (Depending on your blender, you may need to add more liquid to get things moving.)
- 8
Scrape down sides if necessary and blend again.
- 9
Use more or less aquafaba, or water, to achieve desired consistency.
- 10
Adjust seasonings to taste.
- 11
Add chickpeas and aquafaba to a large bowl and mash - you can leave some chickpeas whole or mash every single one.
- 12
Mince garlic and add to bowl.
- 13
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- 14
Add more aquafaba, or water, if mixture is too dry.
- 15
Adjust seasonings to taste.