Hummus without tahini
Enjoy our easy, budget-friendly hummus recipe with your favourite sides, such as pittas, crackers and crudités. Add more liquid from the can of chickpeas for a smoother hummus, if you like.
- Preparation:
- Total:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 400g can chickpeas, drained (liquid reserved)
- ½small garlic clove, crushed, or ½ tsp garlic purée
- 1tsp lemon juice
- 2tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle
- pittas or vegetable crudités, to serve
Instructions
Step 1
Tip the chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil into a small blender or food processor. Season and add 1 tbsp of the reserved liquid from the can of chickpeas.Step 2
Blitz together until smooth, adding more of the reserved chickpea liquid to make a smoother hummus, if you like. Tip the hummus into a bowl, drizzle with more olive oil and chill until ready to serve. Serve with pittas or vegetable crudités.