This simple hummus without tahini takes 5 minutes to prepare, uses common ingredients, and is so much cheaper than the packaged stuff.
I make this simple hummus without tahini all the time. I absolutely love hummus, and typically have some stocked in my refrigerator. I’ve tried just about every fancy variety and flavor combination of hummus that there is. At some point I started wondering, why is this little tub of bean dip so expensive? I mean come on, it’s mostly just beans, which cost next to nothing. So, I started making my own.
Not only is it cheaper to make your own hummus, but you control the quality of ingredients that go into it. So, there are no weird preservatives or fillers in your dip.
To make this dip, add garbanzo beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, and a little bit of water to a food processor. Then, blend until smooth. That’s it! It really is simple. Serve it up with your favorite dippers, like whole grain crackers, chopped veggies, or tortilla chips.
Why skip out on the tahini? Well, you certainly don’t have to. I just find that tahini is one of those ingredients that I don’t always have on hand. And, it’s by far the most expensive ingredient in hummus.
Tahini is a paste made out of sesame seeds. It kind of reminds me of sesame flavored peanut butter. I like it. And, I like hummus that has tahini in it. I just don’t find it necessary. So if I don’t have it, which I often don’t, this is my go-to recipe.
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Simple Hummus Without Tahini
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Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
- 2 to 4 tbsp. water
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3/4 tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ to 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Add the garbanzo beans, 2 tablespoons of water, the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and ¼ teaspoon of salt to a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. If needed, add additional water to thin out the hummus and ¼ teaspoon of salt to your taste preference.
- Store covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Still want tahini in your hummus? No problem. Just add 2 tablespoons of tahini to the food processor with the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth.
Delicious!! Excellent and so easy. This recipe is a keeper!!
Very delicious! Just the right amount of lemon and garlic. I only used a little more than 1/4 tsp cumin as I prefer just a hint of the smoky flavor and let the lemon and garlic shine. As we’re not using tahini, in order to get a smooth texture, I first peeled the beans. As good as my favorite store bought hummus and 1/4 the price!
We make this ALL of the time! We are big fans of this hummus. Do not miss the overpowering flavor of tahini. We enjoy the clean taste of cumin and garlic and the garbanzos. Definitely one of our most favorite recipes in this house of all recipes not just sides!
Love easy peasy and I’d have to go and buy that
So good!!!!
Delicious! I was so hoping to find a recipe for hummus where I did not have to use tahini. I’m with you, it’s quite expensive and my last one was bad when I opened it. This was absolutely delicious. Even my picky husband said it was very good and he doesn’t even miss the tahini flavor in it. And I do not use a food processor because I can never get it creamy enough. Instead, I used our ninja professional, 1000 watt blender and it came out. Very smooth. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe!
Love it. Simple, easy just used mortar and pestle don’t like it so smooth.
Thank you.
Lovely recipe. I’ve added some peppadews which adds extra flavour and a lovely bit of colour.
Thank you so much for this recipe! My daughter is allergic to sesame so we cannot use tahini. She loves this!
Amazing! So simple. I also added a touch more lemon and it was perfect!
This turned out so good! Thank you very much. Way better then the store for me.
Love it and so easy!!
What if you don’t have a food processor or blender? Just mash and stir until as smooth as possible??
If you don’t have a food processor I would try cannellini beans. They make a smoother blend and are also very nutritious.
Soooo easy and soooo good.
Place the canned chickpeas and a half teaspoon of baking soda in a pot of water a couple inches over the chickpeas and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes. Then mash them and if you have a hand mixer, mix several minutes.
Great recipe. Simple, easy, and tasty.
Great flavour and just as good without tahini. Definitely will remake!
Thank you! This was easy, fast and great. Like you, I don’t keep tahini in my pantry but I do have sesame oil. I added a couple of drops and it was delicious!
This was delicious! Thank you!
I’ve made it a few times. So good. And easily customizable.
Made a he hummus couple of days ago.Turned out great!
I made this and replaced the chickpeas with black eyed peas and it was just as good!!
Doubled the garlic, the salt and the cumin turned out wonderful.
I made this a bit ago for a family get together and was asked to bring it to a Mother’s Day gathering! Looks like it is a hit. Thank you for sharing this.
This recipe is so simple and yummy 😋