Real Hummus Recipe

This is a delicious recipe. I added a Tbsp of honey and used the whole lemon. I also toasted and ground whole cumin seeds for a super fresh flavour. Adjust salt to taste. I used only 1 Tbsp of olive oil for fat reduction, but I used extra virgin, so it still gave lots of flavour. Tips: 1 - some canned chick peas are slightly undercooked (crunchy) and should be boiled for 20 minutes or more before using (if you like a smooth texture). 2 - tahini goes rancid easily so buy it in a jar (not bulk) and keep it in the fridge. 3 - for easier digestion, discard the liquid in the can of chickpeas, rinse them, and use water for blending.

Really good. To make it better, use chickpeas that you've cooked at home. I use 2 cloves of garlic. By the way, this is the classic "five-point" recipe for hummus. Chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil. Anything else is a variation thereof.

A wonderful recipe! So easy! I make this about once a week. I use 2 15oz cans of beans, therefore I use about 4 heaping tbls of tahini, juice of 2 lemons (meyer lemons are so tasty in this); otherise I followed everything else as stated(the updated version). Sometimes I take the time to peel off the skins on the garbanzo beans...it does make a creamier texture but is really not that necessary...it tastes fantastic either which way...thanks for sharing!!UPDATE: I use one can garbonzos and one can black beans (rinsed and drained). With this I use only lime juice, otherwise all the same. AWSOME!! I never ever put olive oil on top....it's too perfect to dizzle oil on.

Very good basic Hummus recipe! I went with the updated version the author added. The only difference I made was similar to others; cooked the garlic before adding it. Raw garlic can be over powering. But roasting takes too long for me when I get a Hummus craving! Instead I put the garlic through a press and added it to about 2-3 tablespoons of water and simmered it on the stove in a small sauce pan for about 5 minutes. It takes the edge off. Then I added all of it, garlic and water to the Hummus in the blender. So good and yummy!!

Mine was a 15 ounce can of garbanzo beans, so I adjusted the ingredients accordingly, including "to taste." We found we liked it as is, and also with about 1/2 tsp. of cumin. This of course would have been excellent with pita chips, but in an effort to come up with something a little healthier I topped 1/4" inch cucumber rounds with it, then with a dab of Greek yogurt and toasted sesame seeds. Delicious, guilt-free and attractive hummus appetizer!

Both taste- & expensewise, this is a far better choice than store-bought hummus. As suggested, I used only 1/2 tsp salt, as well as added (to taste) some spices I had lying about (in this case, lemon pepper, nutmeg, ginger, coriander, and cumin). We don't have a blender, so I mashed the garbanzos and garlic together with a potato masher, poured in the liquid, and used an electric mixer (I added the garbanzo juice as I mixed until it looked/felt right). The result was a bit chunky, but not in a bad way. I feel like I might be one of only a few who hasn't got a blender, but if you don't, this can be amazing made without one.

Delicious. I made my own tahini with 1/2 cup roasted sesame seeds toasted in a cast iron pan on the stove top, put in mini food processor, then add a little more than 1/8 cup olive oil. I also used dried chickpeas, soaked overnight, then boiled and simmered for 90 minutes. 19 oz is about 2 1/2 cups cooked. I used the liquid from cooking the chickpeas. I love the taste of fresh garlic and lemon juice and omitted the olive oil because it was already in the tahini. I like my hummus a little firmer with lots of garlic so I made it that way and this is delicious. I made whole wheat pitas too but they didn't turn out quite as well but together, yum.

Used cumin and fresh garlic for seasoning. I’ve tried peeling the chickpeas, but found adding extra aqua fava was easier to reach a smooth consistency. Instead of canned beans, I cooked them on the stove for one and a half hours with 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. The results were outstanding.

Exceptional with some modifications. I modified to 4 cloves garlic, 4 tbsp tahini, and 1/4 tsp cumin; no black pepper. I cut back the lemon juice to 3 tbsp and salt to 1/4 tsp. With regards the method, I didn’t add in the reserved liquid until last and then added it in slowly until I got the consistency I wanted. I ended up using about 1/4 of the reserved liquid instead of 1/2.

This was pretty good though I did add about 1/2 tsp. cumin and next time will decrease the salt by half and go from there. I couldn't quite pinpoint if it was too salty or too lemony and I will decrease that also as it can, like salt, be added afterwards as needed. Easy, nutritious and tasty.

I added artichoke heart to mine. It gave it such a wonderful flavor! I need to make more. I used 2 cans chickpeas, 3 gloves garlic, juice from one lemon, cumin, paprika, green onion, chives and tahini.

Make this all the time! Love it

Very good made exactly as described. Next time I’ll decrease the salt to a 1/2 teaspoon, and use a bit less than half the liquid from the canned chickpeas. Quick, easy, and delicious

Would be 5 stars but chickpeas, at least where I live, do not come in 19 ounce cans! Because of that I can't really judge what this recipe is supposed to taste like. Used the common 15.5 ounce can (which used to be 16 oz, but "shrinkflation.") Used 15.5 oz can, 1 large garlic clove, 1 whole lemon juiced, 2 tbsp tahini and olive oil, 1 tsp salt. Topped with fresh ground pepper. Very good, but not the recipe. Also I would blend most of the olive oil in next time and save a little to drizzle on top with the pepper.

The addition of garlic or lemon is a personal taste. If it's too thick add some of the liquid from the can.

The flavor is really good. Use 2 1/3 cup chickpeas and 2 Tbls of the chickpea liquid, 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Made it for dinner — gone in minutes!

Lebanese Zaatar is also a fantastic spice to add to your hummus.

Way too much lemon

I made this using the author's additional update and it came out fantastic!