The Only Hummus Recipe You Need

This is the best hummus recipe.

I’ve been making my own hummus for years. It’s hands down so much better than anything store-bought and it’s totally worth the trouble to make it myself. The ingredients are simple. Chickpeas can be substituted with other beans for another variation. It has four cloves of garlic and juice from three lemons adding lots of zippy flavors. This is often my lunch and it is oh so satisfying. When serving as an appetizer, I might pour a bit of olive oil over it and sprinkle fresh herbs or red pepper flakes as a garnish.

Print Pin

Hummus

Ingredients

• 15.5 oz can chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 4 tsp minced garlic
• 6 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
• 8 dashes Tabasco sauce
• 1 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

• Place the chickpeas, 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid, the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, Tabasco, and salt into a food processor or blender. Process until coarsely puréed. The hummus should be moist and thick. Add more lemon juice or reserved chickpea liquid to thin, if necessary. Cover and refrigerate for several hours for the flavors to blend.