Hummus

Name: Hummus
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400g cooked chickpeas, skins removed; 80g tahini; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp ice cold water; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 pinch paprika for garnish; 1 handful fresh parsley for garnish

Silky smooth Lebanese chickpea dip with tahini, lemon and garlic — the foundation of the mezze table.

Total time

15 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

0 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

400gcooked chickpeas, skins removed

80gtahini

3 tbsplemon juice

2 clovesgarlic

1 tspsalt

3 tbspice cold water

3 tbspextra virgin olive oil

1 pinchpaprika for garnish

1 handfulfresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

Blend chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic until very smooth.

Add ice cold water a tablespoon at a time while blending.

Blend for 5 minutes until completely silky.

Season generously with salt.

Spread onto a plate with a well in the centre.

Pour olive oil into the well.

Dust with paprika and scatter with parsley.

Serve with warm pita bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

378

Protein

12.4g

Fat

23.6g

Carbs

32.9g

Fiber

9.5g

Sodium

508mg

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