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Easy Homemade Hummus Recipe – so quick to make!

May 17, 2020 By wendy

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easy homemade hummus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with smoked paprika

Our easy homemade hummus recipe is so quick and tasty – you’ll not buy store bought hummus again!

An easy homemade hummus recipe is definitely good to know – using just a handful of simple ingredients you can whizz up a healthy, naturally vegan snack in literally minutes.

Once you’ve got the basic homemade hummus recipe nailed you can add your own flavour twists and take it in so many different directions.

You’ll quickly find that homemade hummus tastes so much better the shop bought and that it’s really low cost to make.

There’s so many tasty ways to use hummus in your recipes and meals – it’s super versatile and delicious. Honestly once you start to make your own hummus you’ll never go back to shop bought again.

Easy Homemade Hummus Ingredients

ingredient for easy homemade hummus - tin of drained chickpeas, tbs of tahini, bottle of olive oil, garlic clove, sea salt and half a lemon all together on a wooden chopping board
  • 400g can chickpeas (you can pick these up in the supermarket for as cheap as 35p a can)
  • 1 heaped tbs tahini – tahini is widely available in supermarkets it’s a sesame seed paste and adds a delicious taste to your hummus
  • 1 clove garlic – peeled and chopped
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 2-3 tbs olive oil

How to make easy homemade hummus

It’s so easy to make your own hummus from scratch – you will need a food processor or hand held blender though to do the work for you.

  • Peel and chop the garlic
  • Half the lemon and squeeze the juice.
half a lemon being juiced on a glass juicer on a bright green jospeh joseph chopping board
  • Then just add all the ingredients to the food processor and blitz until smooth – if the hummus looks a little thick or dry then loosen the mixture with a little cold water rather than add extra olive oil.
homemade hummus in a food processor
  • Once blitzed to a smooth paste tip into a serving bowl and if you like you can drizzle over some olive oil and just a little pinch of smoked paprika so it looks nice.
easy homemade hummus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with smoked paprika

What to eat with easy homemade hummus – 10 tasty ways to squeeze hummus into your diet!

homemade hummus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with smoked paprika
  • Eat as a dip with breadsticks or crackers.
  • Make into veggie dip pots – add a layer of hummus in the bottom of the pot and add vegetable batons of cucumber, pepper and carrot for dipping.
  • Drizzle over a grilled rainbow vegetable and salad sandwich.
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  • Stuff into pitta breads with grilled vegetables or lamb patties and salad.
  • Eat with flatbreads and leftover roast lamb – this is one of my favourite ways to use up leftover roast lamb.
  • Smother onto lamb burgers and top with halloumi cheese and chilli jam.
  • Make a tray of spicy oven fries and add a hummus dip on the side.
white enamel roasting tin with homemade spicy oven fries and a small blue and white dish filled with harissa mayonnaise.
  • Serve as part of a Mediterranean style mezze platter
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  • Serve with a portion of fried halloumi or falafel.
  • Spread on toast and top with rocket leaves.

Can you make hummus without tahini?

Of course you can – just switch the tahini for smooth peanut or almond nut butter, it’ll taste just as good.

How long does hummus keep in the fridge?

Our homemade hummus should be stored in the fridge in an air tight container and used within 48 hours of making… which won’t be hard because it’s delicious!

Can I make hummus without chickpeas?

Well.. traditionally hummus is made with chickpeas but you can make a similar style dip using canned kidney beans or butterbeans.

Love hummus? Try these delicious flavoured hummus recipes

  • blue and white bowl filled with homemade carrot hummus topped with toasted seeds.
  • Beetroot hummus with sweet chilli kick served with charcoal and rye cracker bread and italian breadsticks.
  • hummus with sun dried tomatoes, quick hummus recipe, healthy snack recipes
  • Carrot Hummus – a super tasty hummus made with roast spiced carrots – delicious served as part of tapas.
  • Beetroot Hummus – this vibrant, super tasty hummus recipe has a twist of sweet chilli and is oh so delicious served on grazing boards or summer picnic platters.
  • Sun Dried Tomato Hummus – delicious sweet tasting hummus that’s perfect spread on toasted ciabatta with salad.
Yield: 4-6 as a dip

Easy Homemade Hummus Recipe

homemade hummus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with smoked paprika

Super easy homemade hummus recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400g can chickpeas 
  • 1 tbs tahini 
  • Juice half a lemon 
  • Clove garlic 
  • 2 tbs olive oil 
  • pinch sea salt 

Instructions

  1. Peel and chop the garlic
  2. Half the lemon and squeeze the juice
  3. Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz until smooth.
  4. If the mixture needs loosening, do so by adding in some cold water as required.
  5. Tip into serving bowl and tuck in

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 171Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 211mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 5gSugar: 8gProtein: 5g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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© wendy
Cuisine: Greek / Category: Snacks

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Filed Under: Dinner, Family Food, Lunch, Recipes, Sauces & Sides, Snacks Tagged With: Dip, Greek Recipes, Hummus, Vegan, Vegetarian

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