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Hummus from Scratch

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Hummus from Scratch

Silky smooth Lebanese-style hummus made with dried chickpeas, tahini and lemon. Blending the chickpeas while they're still warm from cooking is what gets them properly silky — cold chickpeas never blend as smooth.

Total time
540 min
Prep
480 min
Cook
60 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Middle Eastern
veganvegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

300gdried chickpeas, soaked overnight
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
150gquality tahini
juice of 2lemons
3 clovesgarlic
1 tspsalt
iced wateras needed
olive oil, paprika and parsleyto serve

Instructions

1

Cook chickpeas with bicarb until very soft — 45–60 minutes. Reserve some cooking water.

2

Blend chickpeas while still warm until completely smooth.

3

Add tahini, lemon juice and garlic. Blend.

4

Stream in iced water until very silky and pale. Season.

5

Spread in a bowl, make a well, fill with olive oil.

6

Dust with paprika and scatter parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
131
Protein
7g
Fat
2g
Carbs
22.6g
Fiber
6.2g
Sodium
821mg

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