Tasty & Simple Hummus Recipe
This easy hummus recipe is quick & tasty and makes a great addition to your meze table. It's so easy, there's no reason to buy hummus from the supermarket.
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Servings 8
Ingredients
- 800 grams tinned chickpeas (drained (reserve around 50ml of the brine))
- 3 dessert spoons tahini
- 1 clove garlic (peeled and crushed)
- 1 large fresh lemon (juiced )
- 1 glug olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt & pepper (to season)
- chilli flakes (to decorate)
Instructions
- Add your chickpeas & reserved brine to a bowl and mash them together.
- Add the tahini, oil and lemon juice.
- Mix them together, thoroughly.
- Now add the garlic, cumin & cayenne pepper.
- Season with salt & pepper.
- Mix again and do a taste test.
- Add more tahini or lemon juice to suit your taste.
- Add to a bowl and sprinkle the top with chilli flakes.
- Serve as a hummus dip for a snack or as part of your meze table alongside other dishes.
Notes
- If you are using dried chickpeas, steep them in water overnight and then boil for around 1 hour before allowing to cool.
- Our recipe is a quick hummus recipe and the tinned variety works well.
- When drained, an 800g tin of chickpeas weighs around 400g.
- If you are in Turkey, tinned chickpeas are haşlanmış nohut. Tahini is called tahin.
- Calories per serving are approximate, depending on the amount of ingredients you use.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 90kcal
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