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Smooth and Creamy Hummus with 4 Flavorful Twists

Cassie Waltman
Find tips and tricks for the best smooth and creamy hummus here, plus 4 delicious ideas for additions and toppings for hummus variations.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 6
Calories 217 kcal

Ingredients
  

Smooth and Creamy Hummus

  • 15 oz garbanzo beans (canned, drained and rinsed)
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
  • ⅓ cup tahini
  • 5 tablespoon water (or more, as needed)
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (for serving)
  • ½ teaspoon sumac powder (for serving)

Sun Dried Tomato Hummus with Basil

  • ½ cup basil leaves (packed)
  • ½ cup sun dried tomatoes (packed in oil and drained)

Pine Nut Hummus with Rosemary

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ cup pine nuts
  • 2 sprigs rosemary

Cilantro Hummus with Jalapeño

  • ½ cup cilantro stems and leaves
  • ½ jalapeño (diced)

Pink Hummus with Beets

  • ¾ cup beets (roasted and peeled, then chopped)
  • parsley leaves (for garnish)

Instructions
 

Basic Smooth and Creamy Hummus

  • Drain and rinse the canned garbanzo beans. Peel the beans by pressing each of them between your thumb and forefinger until the skin slides off. Set aside.
  • Add garlic, lemon juice, tahini, water, and salt to the pitcher of a blender or bowl of a food processor. Process for 1-2 minutes, or until very smooth. You will want to stop halfway and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add the peeled beans to the blender and process until smooth. Add more water if needed to create your desired consistency.
  • Transfer to a serving bowl and swirl the hummus to create pools for the olive oil. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sumac powder.

Sun Dried Tomato Hummus with Basil

  • Finely chop the basil and the tomatoes and set aside a tablespoon of each for garnish.
  • Prepare the basic hummus as above, adding the basil and tomatoes in with the beans.
  • Garnish with the reserved basil and tomatoes and some of the oil from the drained tomatoes, if desired.

Pine Nut Hummus with Rosemary

  • In a small skillet, toast the nuts and rosemary sprigs in the oil over medium heat.
  • Strip the leaves off of one of the sprigs of rosemary. Set aside a tablespoon of pine nuts and the other sprig of rosemary for garnish.
  • Prepare the basic hummus as above, adding the stripped rosemary leaves and pine nuts in with the beans.
  • Garnish the hummus with the reserved nuts and the rosemary.

Cilantro Hummus with Jalapeño

  • Reserve a few leaves of cilantro and a couple of rings of jalapeño for garnish. Remove the seeds and membrane of the jalapeño if you want to reduce the spice level.
  • Prepare the basic hummus as above, adding the jalapeño and cilantro along with the beans.
  • Garnish the hummus with the reserves cilantro leaves and jalapeño rings.

Pink Hummus with Beets

  • Chop the beets and prepare some parsley leaves for garnish.
  • Prepare the basic hummus as above, but *reduce* the tahini to 2 tablespoons. Add the chopped beets along with the beans.
  • Garnish the hummus with parsley leaves.

Notes

Nutrition facts are calculated for the basic smooth and creamy hummus.

Nutrition facts are sometimes provided below and are calculated using an online calculator. With specific brands of ingredients and additions, omissions, or substitutions the nutrition facts may change. We encourage you to use your own nutrition facts caculator to obtain the most accurate nutrition facts for your meal.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 9gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 301mgPotassium: 273mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 28IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 3mg
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