Creamy and Smooth Chickpea Hummus Recipe
2014
I love hummus, I actually really love and usually eat my raw vegan chickpea-less hummus recipe (check out below to get that recipe!), but I recently made this traditional chickpea hummus recipe that tastes fantastic while developing recipes for a Chickpea Diet Book. This hummus is so easy to make, costs a fraction of store bought hummus and is much more delicious as well!
Raw Hummus
I am very pro-raw, mostly raw and consistently considering going full raw again. Eating raw gives you an inner light force healing high vibe energy that is unbeatable. So I really get wanting to have and eat a raw alternative. I have a couple recipes for that: a sprouted chickpea hummus recipe that I posted in one of my newsletters, and a delicious Zucchini Hummus Recipe, available in my Free ’20 Favorite Quick and Easy to Make Raw Recipes’ e-book, which is available when you sign up for my newsletter (click that link to get it!).
Cooked Hummus
Despite that, I appreciate the clean, high plant protein level of chickpeas and know there is value in making your own more nutritional hummus at home vs buying storebought, and this really is more delicious anyway!
Some store bought hummus’s are so-so, some are bad and there is one brand I know of that is that’s pretty good, and organic. Well, I am happy to say that this one is even better! ..and it’s really easy to make too!
Cooked or Canned?
Canned are great for convenience, but cooking chickpeas yourself is incredibly easy, makes less waste and is so much more economical!
It is so easy to cook them that it’s hard to go wrong!
How to Cook Chickpeas
First soak your chickpeas for 12 hours. I usually do this overnight. Cover them with lots of water as they expand a lot.
In the morning, or after soaking, drain the chickpeas. Put them in a pot and again cover them by a couple inches with water and boil. Keep the chickpeas gently boiling, or simmering, for about an hour. If you cook them a little longer they will be fine. They are ready when they are soft. Drain your cooked chickpeas and use right away or cool and store covered in the fridge for later use.
Your cooked chickpeas will keep fine refrigerated for at least a week.
Creamy and Smooth Chickpea Hummus Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups Chickpeas
¼ cup Lemon juice
¼ cup Tahini
1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Garlic clove – minced
¾ tsp Salt
2 to 3 Tbsp Water
Directions
Add all of the ingredients except chickpeas and water to the food processor and process for at least 1 minute. Getting this thick and creamy is key to making a smooth hummus. Add the chickpeas and process for another minute. Stop and scrape down sides and bottom edge of processor and then continue processing. Drizzle water in through shoot at top of processor as the mixture is processing, starting with 2 tablespoons. Continue processing another minute. Stop, scrape down sides and test. If you want it smoother or thinner process for longer and add more water if desired. Keep in mind that the hummus will thicken a little more in the fridge.
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Assemble ingredients
Squeeze the lemon, strain the juice and mince the garlic.
Process all ingredients, add chickpeas and process again.
Keep processing until smooth and creamy.
So easy, and delicious!
Serve as is, or drizzle a little olive oil and paprika on top if desired. Great on your favorite crackers or cut up veggies.
