Silky-Smooth Traditional Hummus: The Anchor Dip
Make the best homemade hummus with this recipe for a tahini-rich, velvet-textured dip perfect for your grazing board. Reject gritty store-bought alternatives for this authentic Mediterranean diet snack.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 10 min
- Yield: About 1.5 cups 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Food Processing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup ice water, plus more as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, for serving
- Pinch of paprika, for garnish
Instructions
- Place the rinsed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, cumin, and salt into a food processor.
- Process the mixture for 1 minute, scraping down the sides as needed.
- With the food processor running, slowly stream in the 1/4 cup of ice water. The mixture will thicken initially.
- Continue processing for 3 to 5 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides every minute, until the hummus becomes very smooth and light. Add a tablespoon of additional ice water if the mixture seems too thick.
- Taste and adjust salt or lemon juice as necessary.
- Transfer the smooth hummus to a shallow serving bowl. Use the back of a spoon to create a swirl pattern on the surface.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika before serving.
Notes
- For the smoothest texture, remove the skins from the chickpeas before processing.
- Using ice water helps create a lighter, fluffier hummus texture.
- This tahini dip recipe tastes best when allowed to sit for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 0