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a brown clay bowl filled with blended chickpeas topped with whole cooked chickpeas
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Easy Creamy Lebanese Hummus

Hummus, is a smooth and creamy dip made from chickpeas, lemon, tahini, and garlic. This is my family’s Lebanese hummus recipe. Naturally vegan and gluten free.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Lebanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 388kcal
Author: Janelle Hama

Equipment

Ingredients

  • cups Chickpeas cooked tender
  • ¼ cup Tahini
  • ¼ cup Lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cup Iced chickpea water see note 2.
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 Clove Garlic crushed
  • 3 cups Water for boiling the chickpeas

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas and then add them to a pot. Cover with water. Bring them to a boil on high heat, then turn down to low-medium and cook them until the skins have started to fall off. See note 1. Reserve half a cup of the chickpea water and place a few ice cubes in it. See note 2.
    1½ cups Chickpeas, 3 cups Water
  • In a food processor, add the drained tender chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, iced chickpea water and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust the salt, lemon and tahini if necessary.
    ¼ cup Tahini, ¼ cup Lemon juice, ¼ cup Iced chickpea water, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 Clove Garlic
  • Transfer the hummus to a serving dish, and drizzle it with (optional) extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with sumac or paprika or cumin.

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Notes

Note 1 - whilst canned chickpeas are cooked, they are best when they are super tender and the skins are falling apart. This is why they are boiled.
Note 2 - Keep some of the chickpea water from the pot that they were boiled in. Then place ice in the water, which will help the hummus to blend into a smooth consistency.
 
You may also like my authentic baba ghanouj, Lebanese eggplant dip.

Nutrition

Serving: 50g | Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 5mg