Classic Hummus

This homemade classic hummus recipe is super easy and quick to make. Using
chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and other ingredients, you can
whip this up in 10 minutes.

Servings: 6

Author:

Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
5 minutes

Total Time
10 minutes

Course:

Cuisine:

Mediterranean

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

1 15 oz. can chickpeas

or 1 ½ cups
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup tahini
3 tbs. lemon juice
3 cloves garlic

roughly chopped
½ tbs. cumin
¼ cup cold water
Salt and pepper

to taste
Garnishes: Olive oil, freshly chopped parsley, roasted garlic

Instructions

1 Blend the tahini and lemon juice together in a blender or food processor. Doing
this step can ensure an extra creamy hummus.
2 Combine the rest of the ingredients into the blender and pulse until smooth.
3 You can add the water last if you want more control over how thick or runny you
want the hummus to be.
4 Serve with carrot sticks, sliced red bell pepper, snap peas or whole grain
crackers