Hummus

Name: Hummus
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 250 g dried chickpeas; 180 g tahini; 80 ml lemon juice; 2 pieces garlic cloves; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 0.5 tsp ground cumin; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 60 ml iced water; 1.5 tsp salt

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Prep20 min

Cook60 min

Total80 min

Chickpeas blended with a large amount of good tahini, lemon and garlic — smooth because the chickpeas are overcooked, not underblended.

Ingredients

Serves:8

250 g dried chickpeas
180 g tahini
80 ml lemon juice
2 pieces garlic cloves
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
0.5 tsp ground cumin
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
60 ml iced water
1.5 tsp salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

254kcal · per serving

Protein

14.2g

Carbs

19.7g

Fat

Recipe total: 2028 kcal · P 56.4g · C 113.8g · F 157.3g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Soak the chickpeas overnight with half the bicarbonate of soda.
2
Drain, then cook them in fresh water with the remaining bicarbonate for 45-60 minutes — well past tender, until they crush to nothing between your fingers. Undercooked chickpeas are the single reason home hummus is grainy.
3
Skim off the skins that float to the surface as they cook.
4
Blend the garlic with the lemon juice and a pinch of salt and leave 10 minutes, then strain out the solids. This takes the raw burn off the garlic.
5
Blitz the drained hot chickpeas alone for a full minute, then add the tahini, lemon-garlic liquid, cumin and salt.
6
With the motor running, pour in the iced water and keep blending for 3-4 minutes. It will look too loose and then turn pale and fluffy.
7
Spread in a bowl, hollow the centre and pour in olive oil. Serve warm or at room temperature, never fridge-cold.

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Questions and answers

How long does Hummus take to make?

About 80 minutes: 20 min prep and 60 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Hummus?

9 ingredients: dried chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic cloves, bicarbonate of soda, ground cumin, extra virgin olive oil, iced water, salt.

How many servings does this Hummus recipe make?

8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Hummus?

About 254 kcal, with 7 g protein, 14.2 g carbohydrate and 19.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Hummus recipe suit?

It is vegan.

What cuisine is Hummus?

Hummus comes from Middle Eastern cuisine.

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