Chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) are the base for hummus. The softened beans breakdown into a smooth paste. You can use canned or home-cooked chickpeas in our recipe. Some use them interchangeably and give home-cooked chickpeas a slight edge when it comes to the flavor
Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds and it makes the hummus taste incredible. You can buy tahini at the store or you can make it yourself. To make hummus that’s 100% from scratch, we use homemade tahini. It’s ridiculously easy to make it by yourself.
Fresh lemon juice is really important for excellent hummus. Bottled lemon juice does not taste nearly as good.
Fresh garlic adds a little spice and zest. add one small clove and find it’s just right. You can also experiment with using roasted garlic for a roasted garlic hummus
Ground cumin and salt help to make it taste amazing and the cumin adds a little more spice and richness.
And finally, Olive oil makes the texture of the hummus luxurious. You can also add a little drizzle to the top of the swirly hummus when you serve it.
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