How To Make Hummus — Best Homemade Hummus Recipe

Here is the easy, delicious and healthy appetizer that you can make! You will love how simple and yummy this homemade hummus recipe is. Less is more when it comes to making this delicious chickpea dip, and the result is mouthwatering!

If you have always liked the chickpea hummus that you have eaten at Mediterranean restaurants, I have great news for you! With this recipe for hummus, you will be able to make restaurant quality food at home, in minutes!

This best hummus recipe is easy to make, and is perfect for any gathering! It is healthy, vegan gluten free and dairy free. This easy appetizer is going to become your go to for parties and gatherings.

What Is Hummus?

Are you wondering what hummus is? Hummus is a delicious and healthy vegan dip made out of chickpeas. Chickpeas are also called garbanzo beans.

It is a simple to make dip, that everyone loves. Wondering what to eat with hummus? It is delicious served with veggies, pitas, grilled chicken, ground lamb kebabs and lots of other things.

The best thing is that you need just a few ingredients to make a delicious homemade hummus.

Tools For Making Hummus

Wondering what you need to make this delicious dip? Here are tools for making hummus:

– Food Processor, the easiest way to make this dip is to process everything in the Food Processor. You can make hummus in blender as well.

– Cutting Board, you will need a cutting board to chop parsley for this delicious dip. Need a new cutting board? Check out a cutting board that we recommend: Cutting Board.

– Kitchen Knife, you will need a knife to chop some of the ingredients for this dip.

– Lemon Juicer, for making fresh lemon juice out of a lemon. Don’t have a juicer? Here is one that we recommend: Lemon Juicer.

What Is Hummus Made Of?

Are you wondering about what are hummus ingredients? Here is what is hummus made of:

– Chickpeas are the main hummus ingredient. Chickpeas are also sometimes referred to as garbanzo beans, so if you see some recipes mentioning garbanzo beans, it is the same ingredient.

– Tahini Paste, made from sesame seeds, this is also the main hummus ingredient. Tahini paste is the hummus ingredient that gives hummus its distinctive, and also very delicious flavor.

Tahini paste is made out of sesame seeds. Think of tahini paste like peanut butter. Just like you can make peanut butter by processing peanuts, you can make tahini paste by processing sesame seeds.

– Olive Oil, you need to use olive oil in this delicious recipe.

– Lemon Juice, you have to have tart flavor to balance other ingredients, and this is it. Fresh lemon juice is amazing in this recipe, so we recommend using fresh lemon here.

– Garlic, you can add even more flavor with garlic.

– Parsley, for adding herby, delicious flavor. Olive oil, parsley and lemon juice go great together.

Is Hummus Healthy?

So many people wonder whether hummus is healthy. It is definitely healthy, as it is made from chickpeas, which are beans and good for you.

Other hummus ingredients include Tahini Paste (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, parsley, garlic and Olive Oil, all delicious and healthy ingredients.

Is hummus Keto? A lot of people also wonder if hummus is Keto or low carb. Hummus is not Keto, and it is not low carb because it contains chickpeas which are not Keto or low carb.

Is hummus good for you? It is definitely good for you, as it is made with healthy ingredients of garbanzo beans, Olive Oil and Tahini Paste.

How To Make Hummus

One thing that you need to do, before you can make this easy hummus recipe, is to make your own chickpeas (garbanzo beans). You can use canned chickpeas, in that case make sure to wash them, before using them. Or, you can get dry chickpeas and cook them yourself.

I used to always buy dry chickpeas, and then boil them on the stove top. They came out great, but they took a long time to make and I had to watch them.

Enter the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. This is a great tool to make chickpeas! It doesn’t take nearly as long as it took on the stove top, and I don’t have to watch them! I just add everything to the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, press a few buttons, and soon I have perfectly cooked chickpeas, ready for this homemade hummus recipe! Here is the recipe: How To Cook Chickpeas in Instant Pot.

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, here is the one we use and recommend: Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

Once your chickpeas are cooked, combine all the ingredients in the Food Processor, and process until smooth.

Then, serve hummus with Instant Pot Lamb Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, Garlic Olive Oil Pasta Recipe and Strawberry Salad With Cherries and Blueberries. And don’t forget to serve a delicious drink, our favorite Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea.

What to Eat with Hummus

This best hummus recipe can be served with so many different main dishes, side dishes or salads. You can serve hummus as a dip, with vegetables, such as cucumbers, grape tomatoes, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower for dipping. You can also serve this delicious hummus with pita wedges, for dipping.

You can serve it with Extra Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings and Air Fryer French Fries Recipe, they are both great for dipping. Serve with some Instant Pot Strawberry Water.

Or, serve this easy hummus with Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Legs, Air Fryer Cauliflower, Best Air Fryer Asparagus and Instant Pot Strawberry Lemonade.

Or, you can serve it as part of this Pitas With Lamb Patties and Hummus recipe, as a part of the main dish. Just make the lamb patties and this Tomato Cucumber Salad, and serve them with hummus, delicious!

Hummus Variations

There are tons of different easy hummus recipes! Check out more delicious hummus ideas:

– Looking for a hummus recipe without tahini? Once when I didn’t have tahini but had some sesame seeds on hand, I used sesame seeds instead of tahini. This makes sense, since tahini pasta is made from sesame seeds.

If you want to make hummus without tahini and skip sesame seeds altogether, leave it out of the recipe. If the hummus is too thick to process without tahini, add a bit of water or oil until it is thinner and easier to process.

– Roasted red pepper hummus, for this variation, add peeled roasted red peppers to the rest of the ingredients, when processing it in the food processor to make delicious red pepper hummus. Love roasted red peppers? Check out Bruschetta Recipes With Roasted Red Peppers, Feta And Basil.

– Beet hummus, for this recipe roast the beet, peel it and add with other ingredients, when processing them in the food processor. As beets are sweet, taste the hummus and see if you’d like to add more salt or lemon juice or garlic to counter balance the sweetness. Love beets? Check out How To Cook Golden Beets And Red Beets Salad.

– Black bean hummus, for this easy hummus recipe, use black beans instead of garbanzo beans. And if you only have dry black beans, here is How To Make Instant Pot Black Beans Without Soaking.

– Hummus sandwich, for this sandwich, spread some hummus on bread, before adding all the other ingredients.

– Garlic hummus recipe, add a few extra cloves of garlic to make your hummus have extra garlic flavor.

– Hummus wrap, is a delicious wrap that you can make. Spread the wrap with hummus, then add lamb kebabs and cucumber tomato salad to the wrap.

Frequently Asked Questions About Easy Hummus

Is hummus Keto? Hummus is not Keto, and it is not low carb because it contains chickpeas which are not Keto or low carb.

Is hummus good for you? It is definitely good for you, as it is made with healthy ingredients of garbanzo beans, Olive Oil and Tahini Paste.

How to make white bean hummus? In the above recipe, use white beans instead of chickpeas.

What is black bean hummus recipe? In the above recipe, use black beans instead of chickpeas.

Is hummus vegan? Yes, all the ingredients in this hummus recipe are vegan, so this hummus recipe is vegan.

What is Instant Pot hummus? Use this recipe and cook dry chickpeas in the Instant Pot, to make easy Instant Pot hummus.

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How To Make Hummus

Best homemade hummus recipe is a simple and delicious vegan recipe for a chickpea dip. You will love this simple Mediterranean hummus dip, that you can serve with pitas, veggies, grilled meats and more.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time2 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: homemade hummus, hummus dip

Servings: 10

Calories: 189kcal

Equipment

• Food Processor
• Cutting Board
• Knife
• Lemon Juicer

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cooked Chickpeas
• ¼ cup Tahini Paste
• ½ cup Olive Oil
• 2 Garlic Cloves medium
• 1 Lemon
• ½ tbsp Parsley
• ¼ tsp Kosher Salt
• ⅛ tsp Paprika

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Instructions

• Drain and rinse the chickpeas. If they are hot from being cooked, make sure to cool them completely before you make hummus.

  Wash and use a lemon juicer to juice the lemon. Measure about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

  Peel the garlic cloves and process through the garlic press. Wash and chop the parsley on a cutting board.
• In a food processor combine olive oil, tahini paste, garlic, parsley and lemon juice. Process until smooth.

  Add chickpeas and salt, and process again until smooth. Now try the hummus, and adjust it to taste — you may need a bit more lemon juice, tahini or olive oil.
• To serve, arrange your homemade hummus on a plate, add some olive oil and paprika on top. Serve with Air Fryer Chicken Breasts, Air Fryer Asparagus, and Cabbage Salad.

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Nutrition

Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg