Hummus
- Total Time
- 15 minutes with precooked chickpeas
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Ingredients
- 2cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas, cooking liquid reserved if possible
- ½cup tahini, with some of its oil
- ¼cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2cloves peeled garlic, or to taste
- Juice of 1 lemon, plus more as needed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1tablespoon ground cumin or paprika, or to taste, plus a sprinkling for garnish
- Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
209 calories; 16 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 167 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put the chickpeas, tahini, cumin or paprika, oil, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor, sprinkle with salt and pepper and begin to process; add chickpea-cooking liquid or water as needed to produce a smooth purée.
- Step 2
Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt, pepper or lemon juice as needed. Serve, drizzled with some olive oil and sprinkled with a bit of cumin or paprika and some parsley.
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This is my go-to recipe for hummus. I've tried a couple of other recipes from the NYT, but they can't beat this one. I use 1 tablespoon of cumin and for variety, sometimes add a little smoked paprika (1/4-1/2 tsp). In response to the suggestion to remove the outer coating of the chickpeas to make the hummus smoother, I had just two thoughts: 1. How smooth does one's hummus need to be? 2. I hope I always have better things to do than de-coating chickpeas. Life can be hard, so keep hummus easy.
For the smoothest hummus, remove the hulls of the chickpeas. Get help, it is a little fiddly, but worth it. Also, I use a tablespoon of sesame oil, then I don't need to have a jar of tahini working its way to the back of my fridge.
I've made this recipe several times now, and I've settled on using the juice of two lemons and two teaspoons of cumin. I grew four different types of garlic last year, and I've made this recipe with each kind. The Chesnock Red Purple Stripe garlic is best of the bunch. This recipe is a keeper because it is so easy, and tastes so fresh. It's much better than anything I've ever bought.
I just made this with chana dal. I cooked it at altitude on the stovetop (should have used a pressure cooker). I put a carrot, a celery stalk, an eighth of a sweet onion, and a bay leaf in the water for extra flavor. I got impatient at how much time the dal was taking to soften and pulled it off the stove while it was still somewhat firm. Have to say, even with the chunkiness, it was the best hummus I've ever made.
I always simmer my canned chickpeas in baking soda before starting a recipe quite like this one. I never add olive oil. And I pulse the food processor because I think a chunky hummus has more depth.
Eating this like ice cream, I actually can’t believe how good it is.