Classic Hummus Recipe

Classic hummus

Name: Classic hummus
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a dip
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 clove garlic halved lengthways; 1 tsp sea salt flakes; 400g tin chickpeas drained (keep the liquid from the tin); 6 tbsp Belazu tahini; ¼ tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp olive oil plus extra to serve; a pinch paprika to serve

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: February 28, 2020 at 10:51 AM

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Serves 4 as a dip

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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This velvety chickpea dip makes a great addition to a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean mezze feast. Plus, making your own hummus is easier than you'd think...

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Complete the dish

Try this recipe for classic hummus, then make our wholemeal flatbreads to serve alongside. Take your hummus-making skills to the next level with homemade tahini.

Discover more dip recipes, such as our tzatziki, basic mayonnaise, aïoli, muhammara and blue cheese dip.

How to make the best hummus

Garlic can easily overpower the subtle flavours in a classic hummus recipe so this method macerates the garlic in lemon juice to give just a hint. If you want a full hit of garlic, add a little crushed when blending (½ a clove will be enough for this amount).

Hummus toppings

Once you'd made your homemade hummus, liven it up with one of our clever toppings. From spicy lamb, toasted pine nuts with zesty lemon to punchy harissa with chickpeas.

Hummus recipe

Ingredients

Nutrition

3 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove garlic

halved lengthways
1 tsp sea salt flakes
400g tin chickpeas

drained (keep the liquid from the tin)
6 tbsp Belazu tahini
¼ tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp olive oil

plus extra to serve
a pinch paprika

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal273
fat20.5g
saturates2.9g
carbs9.7g
sugars0.5g
fibre5.8g
protein9.4g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Put the lemon juice, garlic and salt in a bowl. Stir, then leave for 15 minutes so the garlic can flavour the lemon juice.
step 2

Tip the chickpeas into a food processor with 3 tbsp of the liquid from the tin. Whizz until smooth-ish then add the lemon juice (discard the pieces of garlic), tahini, cumin and olive oil. Whizz again, adding a little more chickpea liquid until you have a dippable texture. Drizzle with more oil and sprinkle with a little paprika before serving.

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