Hola Mi Gente,
Let me tell you the story of how I went from hating hummus, to loving it. It’s a pretty short story, actually. I had store-bought hummus and thought it could stay right in its container far away from my mouth. I tried real hummus in Turkey and some good restaurants around Portland and decided it needed to stay away from my mouth because I couldn’t stop eating it.
So I started playing with a recipe a few months ago. Wondering if it’s really as easy as other people tell me it is. And the answer is: YES. Emphatically, whole-heartedly, yes. It’s also more affordable to make at home, and I know you’re thinking: but MB, hummus isn’t really expensive. But when you taste this hummus, you WILL think it’s expensive. But really, it just cost you about $5 for 5x more than you get in your $4 tub from the store.
Now, one of the things I wanted to do with this recipe, was give you the option to go really, really homemade by making your chickpeas yourself. I’ve been making chickpeas in my instant pot for a few months now, and it renders SO much hummus (you get about 7 cups out of 1 lb of dried chickpeas). And while traditionally chickpeas take about 3 hours to cook, they take about 40 minutes in your instant pot, and then you can save the leftovers to roast chickpeas (the best snack), or for your next batch/party.
You can also customize your hummus as you like. I think one of the things I don’t like about store-bought hummus is that the flavored ones taste really artificial. When you start with a good base though, you can add in fresh ingredients to season it however you like. You can add a little more garlic in, or beet powder for a nice bright pink hummus. This base is SO good though, that you might not even want to experiment.
However you enjoy this hummus though, I hope it brings so much healthy snacking and enjoyment around your tables. If you experiment with any new flavors, let me know in the comments section here how you got creative! It’s always so fun to see what you come up with, amores.
Love, love, love,
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Hummus
Ingredients
Hummus
- 2 C Cooked Chickpeas Reserve 3 TBSP cooking fluid from can OR instant pot
- 2 Cloves garlic Peeled and Grated
- 1.5 Lemons Juiced
- 1/4 C olive oil
- 1 TSP Cumin
- 1/2 TSP Paprika
- Salt to Taste Add in 1 TSP at a time
Garnish
- 1/4 C Cooked Chickpeas
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1/4 TSP Large Flake Salt
- 1/4 TSP Paprika
- 1/4 TSP Cumin
- 1/2 TSP olive oil
- Sprinkle Sesame Seeds
- 2 Sprigs Fresh Parsley
Instructions
Instant Pot Chickpeas
- Place dry chickpeas in IP, and cover with water (you want there to be about 1.5" of water over the chickpeas), and set to bean setting for 35 minutes. Set vent to sealed and allow to cook. Once they are done, quick release steam.
Hummus
- Using a High Speed blender OR a food processor, add in chickpeas with their cooking fluid, garlic, lemon, olive oil, cumin, and paprika, and pulse until it becomes a smooth paste (about 2 minutes on low in a Vitamix). Place in a bowl and begin to season with salt 1 TSP at a time until it is to your liking.
Garnish
- In a small pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat, and add in chickpeas. Sauté until golden brown and remove from heat. Sprinkle on the top of your hummus with olive oil, lemon juice, sesame seeds, cumin, paprika, salt, and parsley.
Mary-Beth Johnson
Mary-Beth is a creative, food-obsessed, Georgia transplant living Chicago. She is proudly and fiercely Latina, and more specifically Chapina. In her day to day she is a food educator to students around Chicagoland aged 3 to 80+, both virtually and in-person. She is passionate about cultivating the truth that every person has an understanding of food that deserves being brought to the table, and that time in the kitchen can be sacred, passionate, and an act of love for self and others. Outside the kitchen you can find her at the intersections of infertility, chronic illness, and a deep love for the dignity of all humans. She hopes to create a space that is holistic about the role of food in the social, political, relational, and physiological dynamics of our world.
