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  • 1 can chickpeas
    drained
  • 60ml oil
    plus a 30ml for a looser consistency
  • 1 small garlic clove
    peeled and crushed
  • 1 lemon
    juiced then ½ zested
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
    to garnish (optional)
  • mixed crudités
    and toasted pitta bread, to serve (optional)

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal380
  • fat28g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs9g
  • sugars0.4g
    low
  • fibre5g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.01g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Thoroughly rinse the chickpeas in a colander under cold running water. Tip into the large bowl of a food processor along with 60ml of oil and blitz until almost smooth.

    1
  • step 2

    Add the garlic, lemon and tahini, and blitz again. If the consistency is too thick, gradually pour in up to 30ml more water. Blitz again for about 5 mins, or until the hummus is smooth and silky.

    2
  • step 3

    Season with a good pinch of sea salt and transfer to a bowl. Swirl the top of the hummus with the back of a dessert spoon and drizzle over a little olive oil. Serve with crunchy crudités and toasted pitta bread, if you like.

    Hummus in a bowl surrounded by vegetables and pitta bread
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A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.140 ratings

tk0135698

question

Can you freeze this?

nick-ward86816

Love the simplicity of this.

Needs a touch of salt for my taste

But the end product is really delicious.

ashleyaspin

tip

I popped the canned chickpeas and their water in a saucepan and brought to the boil while assembling the other ingredients. After simmering for about five mins I poured the whole lot into the other ingredients and blitzed it all. It made a really creamy and smooth consistency.

rogndaph15784

I made this in my processor and it was very smooth but the lemon did make it a tad bitter so would a

pumphrey09

Took on board others comments and added lots more lemon juice and 3 cloves of garlic. It needed a fair bit of water to make it the right consistency. I took inspiration from shop-bought hummus and divided the finished hummus into 2. I stirred in caramelised onion chutney to one and blended Moroccan…

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