Classic Hummus

Rating: 4.6 stars
5 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

It's easy to make hummus at home with just a few pantry items. Serve drizzled with your best-quality extra-virgin olive oil and chopped parsley. Mop it up with warm whole-wheat pita bread or cut-up vegetables.

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Recipe Summary

total:
10 mins
Servings:
6

Nutrition Profile:

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Ingredients

Directions

  • With the motor running, drop garlic through the feed tube of a food processor fitted with a steel blade attachment; process until finely minced. Scrape down the sides of the workbowl and add chickpeas, lemon juice, oil, tahini and salt. Process until completely smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Tips

Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Note: Tahini is a thick paste of ground sesame seeds. Look for it at large supermarkets in the Middle Eastern section or near other nut butters.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Per Serving:
144 calories; protein 3.1g; carbohydrates 13.3g; dietary fiber 2.5g; sugars 0.2g; fat 8.9g; saturated fat 1.2g; vitamin a iu 14.9IU; vitamin c 5.2mg; folate 39.6mcg; calcium 22mg; iron 0.8mg; magnesium 18.4mg; potassium 112.9mg; sodium 298mg; thiamin 0.1mg.
Exchanges:

1 starch, 1 fat

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Reviews (4)

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5 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Lucy M. Casale
Rating: 5 stars
02/27/2017
This hummus recipe is quick easy and delicious. Awesome as an app paired with my favorite crusty bread. Read More
Lourdes Ferrer Engel
Rating: 5 stars
03/31/2019
Delicious and easy to make! Added 4 cloves of garlic instead of 1 - we liked the little extra garlic. Will likely not buy hummus pre-made every again! Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
07/26/2014
I've never liked my own hummus and I've finally broken through that problem with this recipe! I stuck to the measurements and used the juice pulp and zest of 1/2 a lemon. Yum! Read More
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izzoj3
Rating: 4 stars
05/26/2020
I think I used too much salt Tasty too salty I hope I m going to be ok It wasn t bad.. didn t use garlic and I put half an avocado in as well Read More
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