Easy Hummus (Better than Store-Bought)

Name: Easy Hummus (Better than Store-Bought)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (250g); ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, from 1 large lemon (60ml); ¼ cup well-stirred tahini, try our tahini recipe (60ml); 1 small garlic clove, minced; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving (30ml); ½ teaspoon ground cumin; Salt to taste; 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water or aquafaba (45ml); Dash ground paprika, sumac, or Za’atar for serving

Instructions

Prep:10min

How to make hummus with chickpeas, garlic, tahini and olive oil. This is the best hummus recipe, just read all the happy reviews. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds. Buy it or make it yourself. Here’s our tahini recipe, which I highly recommend for this recipe! To leave it out, add more olive oil.

Updated at: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:03:53 GMT