Creamy Hummus, Restaurant Style

[nicklamon]

I've never made hummus this smooth.  Thanks for the great tips!

[Allychristine]

This was pretty good! I used way too much garlic (at least 5 cloves), and I had to add about 1/2 cup water (I used a whole 15 oz can of chickpeas), but I liked the texture. We are spoiled b/c we have often purchased perfect hummus from a local bakery, but I'm glad that I tried this. 

[cheyli]

So yummy!  I have really screwed up hummus before (more like a chickpea paste) and I have had nothing but success with this recipe.  Do feel free to adjust flavors as you go along.  I think of the tahini/lemon as the base, but as I add all of the other ingredients I do keep testing and adding more oil or cumin or salt..Thank you!!

[cheyli]

Oh yeah, and I use dried chickpeas, not canned.  I make a huge batch of garbanzo beans every few weeks and freeze portions in freezer baggies.  This is much cheaper than canned and I imagine it has a better flavor??  I can't attest to that, though, because I've never used canned.  In any case, don't be scared of dried beans, they're really easy to make and freeze really well.  As I make this hummus, I just keep adding garbanzos until the texture is how I like it.

[jennars1162]

well i was really excited to make this but unfortunately it was destroyed by the large amount of garlic i put in......  2 cloves of garlic is def. sufficient!!

[COREYXVX]

I added black pepper, dill, 1/4 red onion, and a carrot, it gave it a nice orange color and a sweeter taste. i kept from adding any extra oil, i figured the tahini had enough oil. great recipe though, turned out nice and creamy, not just a thick puree of garbanzos. thanks!!

PS 4 cloves of garlic was perfect!

[wassernixe]

This turned out really creamy and smooth. I had to add extra water and olive oil to the mixture as I used a whole 15oz can of chickpeas. I also used elephant garlic instead of regular garlic. So with almost 6 cloves, it still tastes very mild.

Unfortunately, the tahini I had sitting in the fridge must not have been the right kind because, while the whole mixture is super tasty at first, my hummus has a DREADFUL kind of burntish after taste. 

As I was making it, I thought adding the chickpeas would nix out that awful taste. Not so.

[Dwimmie]

This is my favorite regular hummus recipe!  It's so creamy and delicious.

[Ijada]

Yummy! I made some minor changes; roasted the garlic first and added a little cumin and chopped fresh parsley into the mix (I grow many of my own herbs and couldn't resist.)  This was excellent!  Thank you!!! 

[lying_here_charmed]

My blender sucks, so I had a bit of trouble getting everything to blend correctly.  I used a whole 15 oz. can of chickpeas, because I thought the tahini and lemon juice was a bit overpowering.  I also added a lot of garlic and red pepper, and it turned out great!  Thanks for the tips.

[hazz]

ah finally, to know the secret of creamy hummus! thanks!!
turned out great. added a little dill from my garden

[Delina]

I haven't tried this yet, I have never made hummus before and this is the only recipe I've seen that actually make sense, I hope it works out, and I will first try it will less garlic, if I think it could use more I'll add more and whip it up again.  I tried a very very good homemade raw hummus/dip made with zucchini you just throw the zucchini in the blender, add tahini garlic, etc.  it was really good, but I never made it myself.  I'll have to try this.  Thanks for the recipe.

[Steviedg]

 
I have found that if I'm using canned chickpeas, it's a good idea to drain the chickpeas but retain the liquid. Instead of adding water to the recipe, use the chickpea liquid first as any nutrients that have leached out of the peas will be in the liquid.

LOVE  hummus. Can't wait to try the tahini cream method.

[rainbowdust919]

My blender sucks, so I had a bit of trouble getting everything to blend correctly.  I used a whole 15 oz. can of chickpeas, because I thought the tahini and lemon juice was a bit overpowering.  I also added a lot of garlic and red pepper, and it turned out great!  Thanks for the tips.

my blender sucks too.  the whole time i was making this i was griping to my wife that we needed a food processor because our "blender that claims it can also be a pretend food processor" sucks at blending anything thick.  if it's on the thin side, it's great.  otherwise, it works and works and nothing moves.

i ended up adding water (a little at a time) to encourage my blender to actually work.  i also found my tahini and lemon juice to be overpowering until i added the whole fifteen ounce can of beans.  i ended up mashing my beans by hand before putting them in my blender to help it out (otherwise i would STILL be blending it!).

we LOVE garlic so i added tons of it!  i also added a little olive oil & fresh ground garlic pepper.

i have actually never made hummus before and i was quite pleased with this.  now, if only my blender was as good...

[baking_fiend]

woah amazing! definitely my new standard hummus recipe! thanks so much