Hummus (Garbanzo or Chickpea Dip)

Ricardo
Ricardo @tallcook
Manhattan, New York, United States

Two of my grandparents were from Lebanon, thus I grew up eating and loving Middle Eastern food. This is how I make hummus these days. Note: A Nutribullet-kind of blender will yield a smoother hummus than a food processor will.

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Hummus (Garbanzo or Chickpea Dip)

Two of my grandparents were from Lebanon, thus I grew up eating and loving Middle Eastern food. This is how I make hummus these days. Note: A Nutribullet-kind of blender will yield a smoother hummus than a food processor will.

#GoldenApron23 #appetizer #party

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Ingredients

2 hrs 15 m plus overnight soaking time
6 people
  1. 1 cupdry chickpeas
  2. 2 teaspoonsbaking soda
  3. 2garlic cloves
  4. 1/4 cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice
  5. 1/2 cuptahini
  6. 2 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil, plus more to garnish
  7. 1 tablespoon+ 1 teaspoon cumin
  8. Generous dash of salt and ground white pepper to taste
  9. Paprika, za’atar, parsley to serve, for garnishing if desired

Cooking Instructions

2 hrs 15 m plus overnight soaking time
  1. 1

    Rinse chick peas until water is clear. Soak with clean water and baking soda overnight.

  2. 2

    Change water and boil for 75 minutes until chick peas are tender and not crumbly. Save approx. 3/4 cup of cooking water and discard the rest.
    Remove as many skins as possible.

  3. 3

    Remove and discard germ from garlic, if present. Roughly chop garlic. Mix in a small bowl with lemon juice. Let rest at least for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Drain chick peas and put in a blender or food processor, along 1/2 cup of the cooking water, the garlic and the lemon juice. Add more cooking water if necessary.

  5. 5

    Transfer to a bowl and stir in tahini, cumin, oil, salt, and white pepper, to taste.

  6. 6

    Transfer to a serving bowl. If desired, sprinkle sweet paprika, drizzle more olive oil, and scatter chopped parley.

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Comments (2)

Maggie Conlon
Maggie Conlon @WarsawNan
Great recipe! I always take the time to discard all the skins, which makes a big difference in the smoothness. But never thought to do the straight lines all across the top for more even distribution of the olive oil. So simple yet brilliant! Can't wait to make this! 😋💜

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