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Homemade hummus with tahini and lemon

Creamy hummus made by blending canned chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and ice water. Ready in 10 minutes; serves 6.

Middle Eastern cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Total time
10 min
Servings
6 servings
Difficulty
Easy
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Hummus is a creamy Middle Eastern spread made with chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice, and garlic. Using canned chickpeas, it is ready in 10 minutes. For a smooth texture, blend it longer and add ice water a tablespoon at a time. Serve with pita or vegetables.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Prepare the chickpeas

    3 min

    Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Set aside a few chickpeas for garnish.

  2. Blend

    5 min

    Blend the tahini with the lemon juice and garlic in a blender. Add the chickpeas, 2 tbsp of the oil, the cumin, and salt, and blend for 3–4 minutes. Add the ice water a tablespoon at a time until the hummus is smooth and creamy.

  3. Serve

    Spread the hummus in a shallow bowl and make a well in the center with a spoon. Drizzle with the remaining oil, sprinkle with paprika, and top with the reserved chickpeas.

Tip: For the smoothest hummus, remove the chickpea skins. After rinsing, gently rub the chickpeas between your palms in a bowl of water, then pour off the skins.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
238 kcal
Protein
7.7 g
Carbohydrates
22 g
of which sugars
3.7 g
Fat
14 g
of which saturates
1.9 g
Fiber
6.2 g
Salt
1.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Domáci hummus z cíceru s tahini, cesnakom a citrónom

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