Best Hummus Recipe
This is the basic Lebanese hummus recipe, made easy! Get the creamiest homemade hummus every time, without peeling the chickpeas!
Ingredients
- 2 cans chickpeas of 400g each, drained - keep the liquid from one of the cans in a cup
- 150 g tahini
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- ½ lemon squeezed juice
- 3 ice cubes
- salt to taste
- ground cumin to taste (optional - add a little because it is very flavored)
- toppings: extra virgin olive oil you can also add spices, fried seeds, fried chickpeas - anything else you want, but olive oil is mandatory
Instructions
- Add the drained chickpeas from the cans in a pot and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Add the boiled chickpeas to the food processor. Add approx. 4 Tbsp of canned liquid, lemon juice, garlic and ice cubes.
- Mix at high speed for 5 minutes. You can stop once or twice to lower the chickpeas from the walls of the robot container, so that it is processed evenly.
- Add the tahini and leave it to process for another 5 minutes. Add a little salt. Gradually add the liquid from the canned chickpeas, so that you reach a creamy, fine texture.
- I do not add olive oil to the robot, but I prefer to sprinkle plenty on top of the hummus. This preserves it even better in the refrigerator, keeping it from drying out.
- You can serve it with various toppings or simply with olive oil.