Hummus Recipe
This creamy chickpea and garlic dip is quick and easy to prepare. We prefer to make it a day in advance to allow the flavours to develop.
Hummus is delicious served with pita bread crisps, crudités or corn chips, or used as a spread on sandwiches or wraps. To garnish, sprinkle the dip with paprika, cumin, chilli or chopped parsley or drizzle with olive oil.
400g can chickpeas, drained
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
2 medium cloves garlic, peeled
40ml (2 tablespoons) lemon juice
40ml (2 tablespoons) oil
40ml (2 tablespoons) tahini
50ml (2 1/2 tablespoons) water
Place all ingredients in a food processor and process on high speed until the ingredients are combined. Stop the machine and use a spatula to scrape down the side and base of the bowl. Process again until dip is smooth.
Store dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Pita Bread Crisps
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (180 degrees Celsius fan-forced). Using scissors or a knife, cut pita bread (or other flatbread) into bite sized triangles. Place bread triangles on a baking tray and bake for about 4 minutes, until crisp. Allow to cool, then store in an airtight container until required. © www.exclusivelyfood.com.au
6 Comments:
I made this the other day and it turned out quite dry. Should I add more olive oil?
Hi Irene,
We tested the recipe with a little extra oil and water added. The resulting consistency did seem more typical of hummus (although we are definitely not Middle Eastern food experts!), so we have amended the recipe above. If you would like a runnier consistency, a little more oil, lemon, water or tahini could be added to taste. Thanks for your feedback.
i make hummus alot due to being wife of egyptian man heheh and if it is to thick just use a bit more of the tahini and lemon when i decorate it i usually put parsly in middle with tiny bit of chili sprinkled on top with olive oil mmmmm yum heeh
I sometimes brush the pita crisps with a little olive oil and sprinkle some mixed spice (like seasoned salt) lightly before baking. They usually disappear very quickly - and kids just love them :-)
I am having trouble finding tahini in my local supermarkets could i use sesame oil instead?
Hi Adam,
If you omit the tahini, you could add some sesame oil. Keep in mind that toasted sesame oil (a brown coloured oil) has a much stronger flavour than untoasted sesame oil (a very light golden or yellow coloured oil). If using toasted sesame oil, we would only add a tiny amount so as not to overpower the other flavours in the dip.
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