We served this hummus in our Greek restaurant for 10 years and received rave reviews from our guests. It’s creamy, garlicky, tangy from the fresh lemon juice. Everything that great hummus should be!
The Best Hummus Recipe
Yield:
6-8
Ingredients
- 2 cups canned chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
- 1 fresh garlic clove
- 3 roasted garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup tahini paste (or less)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 2-4 tablespoons reserved chick pea liquid
- salt, to taste
Garnishes:
- olive oil, sumac, olives, chopped parsley
Instructions
- Place the fresh garlic clove in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add tahini paste with lemon juice and puree until smooth.
- Add chickpeas along with the roasted garlic and puree until they break down and begin to form a paste.
- Add 2 tablespoons of reserved chickpea liquid and puree until silky smooth.
- Season with salt and cumin powder. Puree.
- Taste and add more lemon juice or reserved chickpea liquid to create your desired consistency.
- Place in a serving plate and drizzle with olive oil.
- Dust some sumac and garnish with olives and freshly chopped parsley.
- Serve with warm pita.
- Enjoy!
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hi: in the hummus recipe you mention three roasted garlic but you don’t include it n the procedure. I suppose it goes in together with the fresh, no? I love hummus but never thought of the roasted garlic to tone down the raw one.
Aurora
Hi Aurora! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I’ve fixed the procedure and it now includes the roasted garlic. Hope you enjoy this recipe 🙂
I have made your recipe a few times. It is so good. I made your greek flatbread to have with it. My husband and I enjoyed this for dinner. We couldn’t stop eating it until it was all gone. It’s easy to make and tastes so much better than store bought. Thank you!