Recipe: Perfect Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic)
Recipe: Perfect Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic) Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic). This easy lemon-garlic hummus from Kris Capener in Utah is perfect for beginners!. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, undisturbed, until chickpeas start falling apart. Left: Hummus made with peeled chickpeas
You can use canned or home-cooked chickpeas for this hummus recipe.
To see how we cook dried chickpeas, see our simple tutorial here.
We have included three methods including how to do it in a slow cooker.
You can cook Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic) using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic)
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It’s of Chickpeas.
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You need of Tahini sauce (or White sesame sauce).
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Prepare of Olive oil.
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Prepare of Lemon juice.
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It’s of Garlic.
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It’s of salt.
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It’s of Ground black pepeer as needed.
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It’s of Water as needed.
Olive oil is also one of the best oils you can use containing essential fatty acids and antioxidants.
Making hummus at home is simple, far cheaper and allows you to control the ingredients.
I make hummus at least once a month for years.
Making hummus can be as simple as throwing the ingredients into your food processor and turning it on.
Hummus with Chickpeas (Basic) instructions
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Put chickpeas and garlic cloves in the food processor and mince them until they became coarsely pureed..
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Put all rest of the ingredients and mix them well..
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If you would like smooth silk-like hummus, add more olive oil, water, or water from a can of chickpeas..
But if you want to make THE BEST HUMMUS, then you need to do one more step.
To make the creamiest hummus, we need to start with super soft chickpeas.
The best hummus is lusciously creamy, yet somehow light and fluffy.
It's beautifully smooth and swirled, and begging to be scooped up onto a wedge of pita bread.
It's nutty and tangy, thanks to the tahini, with notes of bright, fresh lemon and mellow garlic.
