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Smooth Hummus Recipe
I have shared a few variations of Hummus recipes on my blog. Whether it’s Avocado Hummus Tomato Basil Hummus or the ver popular Loaded Hummus Dip a good hummus recipe is a must. This smooth hummus recipe, is created with dried chickpeas, which are soaked overnight. This recipe does require some planning but it is definitely worth the effort.
Smooth Hummus Recipe
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Serves: 6 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried chickpeas
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 medium sized cloves of garlic
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup cold water (you may need more)
- 1/4 cup olive oil for topping, optional
- micro greens for garnish, optional
- crispy roasted chickpeas, optional, recipe follows below
Instructions
- In a large bowl, soak chickpeas in cold water for at least 8 hours or overnight
- Drain the chickpeas and place in a pot with cold water. Add baking soda.
- Bring to a boil and cook for chickpeas until soft and tender, about 25 minutes. While the chickpeas cook, the shells will float to the top, be sure to skim them off and discard.
- Drain the chickpeas and allow to cool for a few minutes. Remove any additional shells and discard them.
- In a food processor, blend together cooked chickpeas,salt, garlic cloves, tahini and fresh lemon juice.
- Slowly add cold water and continue blending until smooth. If hummus isn’t smooth enough add an additional 1-2 tablespoons of cold water.
- Smooth onto plate and drizzle with olive oil, and top with micro greens and roasted chickpeas
- Enjoy!
Hummus is the Arabic word for chickpea! So any ‘dip’ made without chickpeas, that is referred to as hummus, is actually incorrect. The more you know 😀
Dried chickpeas before soaking.
Chickpeas after soaking overnight.
I also wanted to share my crispy roasted chickpea recipe, as they make a great topping to a hummus dip.
Crispy Roasted Chickpeas
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Serves: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can of chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons ground paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Drain and dry chickpeas.
- Place in a bowl and toss with olive oil, paprika, salt and garlic
- Spread the chickpeas onto a sheet pan and place in the oven
- Roasted for 25 minutes, shaking the pan a few times during the process
- Remove from oven
- Enjoy!
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Xoxo,
Amanda
Looks delicious! I’m going to try.
That hummus looks absolutely heavenly!
This looks amazing; I was wondering; I see you use dried chickpeas in this recipe, is this better than using canned? Just wondering?
HI Christina! Yes, I found that soaking the dried chickpeas gave a much better texture and flavor than using the canned ones. but in a time crunch, I still use canned! Best, Amanda
hi,
this is very nice food for us and this is so healthy for us ,
thanks for this posting ,
regards,
mansi desai
Your recipe calls for 3 cans of chick peas. Can you specify approximate size of can? I have both 19 oz and 14 oz cans. Size big can will make a difference to amount of olive oil you add. Please let me know. Thanks!
HI Ellen,
for this recipe I use 2 cups dried chickpeas for the humus and for the topping I use a 15 oz can (14oz will work great!). Good luck! I hope you enjoy 😀 -Amanda