Authentic Homemade Hummus
The best homemade hummus recipe you can make or eat is here! Follow my simple recipe for how to make smooth, excellent homemade hummus using just a few ingredients and tips to get there.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas (from canned or cooked from dry. Peel the thin outer skin from the chickpeas for smooth results)
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ cup tahini (well-stirred before measuring)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Chickpea cooking liquid, or cold water, as needed
- Extra virgin olive oil (for finishing)
- Sumac (for finishing)
Instructions
- 1
In the bowl of a food processor, puree the chickpeas and garlic until a thick paste forms. Stop and scrape down the bowl, then process a couple of minutes longer, to get the chickpeas very well pureed.
- 2
Add the tahini, salt, and lemon juice and process until well-blended. Taste and see if you'd like the hummus thinner or lighter. If so, Slowly add cold cooking liquid or water, a tablespoon at a time, until the hummus is very smooth and light but thick enough to spoon up and hold its shape.
- 3
Spoon the hummus onto salad plate or bowl, spreading the hummus with the back of a spoon to form a well in the center. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sumac, and serve immediately.