A super quick and easy recipe for classic hummus made in a blender or food processor.

I don't know about you, but we just about eat our body weight in hummus each month. We love this creamy Lebanese dip.

We always have some in the fridge. Sometimes it's homemade and sometimes it's shop bought. 

We usually have some classic hummus, but we often have some sweet chilli hummus too, which is a favourite of my husband.

Easy Hummus Recipe

Today was one of those days where I whipped up some easy homemade hummus in preparation for lunch tomorrow.

I will be serving and eating it simply with carrot sticks, the boy will have it in some mini pitta bread with falafel as well as some crunchy veg on the side and Graham will probably dunk some falafel in it on the move, as he's classy like that.

What is hummus?

Just in case you've been living on another planet and haven't come across the delights of hummus before. 

It's usually made with cooked chickpeas mashed with olive oil, tahini, garlic, lemon juice and salt. 

It's very popular across the Middle East.

Try this creamy red pepper hummus next.

What is tahini?

Tahini is a paste made from toasted, hulled and ground sesame seeds. 

It is used to flavour hummus, baba ganoush and salad dressings.

What is a good substitute for tahini?

Peanut butter and other nut butters make a great substitute for tahini in homemade hummus. 

It gives a softer flavour. Tahini can be a bit harsh if you add to much. 

You'll know what I mean if you tried hummus with too much tahini and it's caught you at the back of the throat.

Smooth or chunky hummus?

You can whizz your hummus in a blender using the pulse function and either leave it chunky or keep blending until smooth.

For a super smooth hummus add some more aquafaba (chickpea water) from the can.

Oil-free hummus

It's easy to cut the calories and fat in hummus (although neither is really an issue unless you are on a calorie controlled diet). 

Just replace the olive oil with more aquafaba. Simples!

Use your homemade hummus to make this Middle Eastern Harissa Roasted Carrot & Falafel Bake.

Uses for aquafaba

Aquafaba is the cooking water from chickpeas. 

You can use the chickpea water from home-cooked chickpeas or from a can of chickpeas.

Use the leftover aquafaba from this recipe to make something sweet and delicious.

It is a miraculous substance which can be use to make vegan meringues, vegan marshmallow fluff, vegan macarons, vegan mayonnaise and vegan pancakes, to name but a few ideas.

I use it to make the most luscious vegan chocolate mousse which I swirl with peanut butter.

So next time you open a can of chickpeas, don't pour the water down the sink. Make something spectacular with it.

10 tasty uses for hummus

Now you've made a batch of hummus you'll want some ideas of how to serve it, other than with a spoon. Here are a few tasty suggestions:

1. In pitta bread filled with falafel and salad
2. On a baked potato topped with grated carrot
3. In a hot dog bun with a well cooked veggie sausage and some fried onions
4. As a topping for a bean burger. Salad on the toasted bun first, then the burger, then lots of hummus, hmmmm!
5. Served as a dip with crunchy veg sticks, such as carrot, cucumber and red bell pepper
6. Make a pizza with hummus (instead of tomato sauce) and roast vegetables
7. Make a hummus, falafel and apple sandwich
8. Mix hummus with a little vegetable stock and soy sauce and toss through noodles. Add some stir fried vegetables or serve the noodles plain with the dressing
9. On rice cakes with slices of cucumber and tomato
10. In my easy chickpea and vegetable hand pies, which are made with puff pastry

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Hummus nutrition and calories

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Lebanese, vegan

Yield: 4-6Author: Jacqueline Meldrum

Easy Hummus Recipe

A super quick and easy recipe for classic hummus made in a blender.

prep time: 3 minscook time: total time: 3 mins

ingredients

• 400g/14oz/1/½ cups tinned chickpeas
• 4 tbsp aquafaba (chickpea water from can)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 small clove garlic
• 1 tsp cumin
• a good grinding of salt and pepper

instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and whizz until required consistency.
2. Add more chickpea water if you want a smoother hummus. You may also replace the olive oil with chickpea water (aquafaba) for an oil-free hummus.
3. Enjoy!

NOTES:

Calories and nutrition are for 4 servings. 6 servings contain only 177 calories and 1.9g saturated fat.

calories
265

fat (grams)
19

sat. fat (grams)
2.9

carbs (grams)
18.5

protein (grams)
6.9

sugar (grams)
1.7

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