Real Easy Hummus Recipe with Tahini - This Is How I Cook (2024)

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This REAL HUMMUS recipe with tahini is made from dried chickpeas. It is addictive and delicious. It converts hummus haters. It spreads like frosting and is silky smooth. It might even be better than frosting. Make this now!

In my mind there are three kinds of hummus. There is the kind you buy. There is the kind you make from canned garbanzos. AND then there is the kind you make from dried garbanzo beans.

That is the REAL kind IMO. The others are just spreads.

The others masquerade as hummus in order to ride the coat-tails of the REAL HUMMUS!

I’m not joking.

Everyone tells me they make good hummus but really IMO, they don’t.

Sorry. You might say I have strong opinions on this garbanzo bean. I do. I can not lie.

The best hummus is smooth. It spreads like frosting. It is silky. It spreads like frosting. Hmmm. Seems I said this already.

Perhaps I like the idea that it spreads like frosting. Well yes I do.

I love swirling it around on a plate.

Real hummus is always served on a plate not in a bowl.

It is drizzled with fresh olive oil and perhaps sprinkled with za’atar or crushed Aleppo peppers or even Urfa peppers or just dried hot pepper flakes. Or paprika. Or smoked paprika.

It is not topped with sun dried tomatoes. Or spinach and artichokes. Or chipotles or roasted garlic or basil pesto. Am I making myself clear?

REAL HUMMUS doesn’t need those things because REAL HUMMUS is THAT good.

It is silky. It spreads like frosting. And it scoops perfectly with fresh pita.

Really do not get me started on pita. Please seek an Arabic market and find real pita. Or ma’aneesh.

Any Middle Eastern restaurant will also sell you pita. And if they don’t bake their own pita it is time to find a new Middle Eastern restaurant.

Do not permit yourself to buy plastic bag pita. I implore you. Please.

Real hummus has lots of real tahini.

It may have crushed chickpeas on the top. It could have cumin, but I am not a huge fan of cumin for reasons that escape me.

It has lemon juice and garlic. And ice water. And that’s it. So get started. You are in for a treat!

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Hummus Recipe with Tahini

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  • Author: Abbe Odenwalder
  • Prep Time: 12 hours
  • Cook Time: 45 Minutes
  • Total Time: 12 hours and 45 Minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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This is a REAL HUMMUS recipe made with tahini. It is addictive and delicious. It converts hummus haters. It spreads like frosting and is silky smooth. It might even be better than frosting.

Ingredients

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  • 250 g dried chickpeas or 1 1/4 c
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 6 1/2 c water
  • 1 c plus 2 T light tahini paste
  • 4 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • 610 T ice cold water
  • 1 1/2 t Salt and more to taste

Instructions

  • Soak your chickpeas overnight in a large bowl. Cover with water to at least twice their volume.
  • The next day, drain the chickpeas and place in a medium sauce pan over high heat with the baking soda. Cook for about 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Add the water and bring to a boil. Cook, skimming off any foam and skins that rise to the surface. Chickpeas should cook for about 20-40 minutes, depending on freshness. In Colorado this required a bit more time due to altitude. They should be tender and break up easily when pressed between your thumb and forefinger. They should not be mushy. Add more water if necessary.
  • Drain the chickpeas. You should have about 3 1/2 cups. Place the chickpeas in a food processor and process until you get a stiff paste. While the machine is still running, add the tahini paste, lemon juice, garlic and 1 1/2 t salt.
  • Last but not least, drizzle in the ice water and allow the food processor to run for about 5 minutes, until you get a very smooth and creamy paste. If mixture is to dry add more ice water. This was necessary for me.
  • Transfer to a bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap. Let rest for at least 30 minutes. If not using right away, store in the refrigerator. However take out and let come to room temperature before serving. It tastes so much better this way.

Notes

12 Hours Soak Time or inactive time

This recipe requires tahina or tahini paste, not tahini sauce.With tahini sauce, tahina is only one ingredient.Tahini paste is thick and made of sesame seeds.From: Jerusalem/Yotam Ottolenghi

mimi rippee

Monday 26th of February 2018

It certainly looks beautiful!

cakespy

Friday 23rd of February 2018

Awesome! I used to work at a middle eastern restaurant and this looks just like what we used to serve. YUM

Evolve With Mary

Wednesday 21st of February 2018

Hummus is my jam but every time I try to make it myself it comes out like paste. Oh wow I’ve never even seen dried garbanzo beans, now I’m intrigued. Hummus is all about texture, it needs to be silky and crazy smooth. I will admit I have a serious addiction to chickpeas, all your recipes make my mouth water.

SavoringTime in the Kitchen

Wednesday 21st of February 2018

This is the only way I'll eat hummus. Homemade tastes so much better - and from scratch with dried chickpeas. I used the reserved cooking liquid from the chickpeas rather than water too. So delicious! Great pics!

Pam

Wednesday 21st of February 2018

I'm not a hummus lover, had it once somewhere and it was pretty nasty. But, I love chick peas and bet your hummus is really good, have to give it a try! And I love za'atar too, winner recipe!

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