Hummus

Name: Hummus
Yield: Serves 4 as part of a mezze
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ¾ tsp salt; 2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 45 ml lemon juice; 90 g tahini; 400 g tin of chickpeas; ⅛ tsp cayenne plus a little extra for sprinkling; Urfa chilli for sprinkling; ¾ tsp cumin; 20 ml olive oil plus a little extra for drizzling

Preparation info

Serves
4
as part of a mezze

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Café Cooking

By Gillian Veal

Published 2024

About

I like a bit of texture to my hummus, so instead of blitzing it all together I add the chickpeas and oil last and use the chickpea brine to loosen the mix until it’s just how I like it.

Ingredients

400 g tin of chickpeas
2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
45 ml

Europe
United Kingdom
Starter
London
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Drain the chickpeas in a colander set over a bowl and reserve the chickpea brine.

With a stick blender or in a small food processor, blitz the chopped garlic, lemon juice, salt, cumin and cayenne thoroughly, making sure you’ve got no lumps of garlic left. Add the tahini, chickpeas and oil and blitz until you have a smooth, thick paste. Add a tablespoon or two of the reserved chickpea br