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Homemade Lemon Garlic Hummus

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Homemade Lemon Garlic Hummus is the perfect snack. Serve with veggies, crackers or on toast, this hummus is simple and easy to make and loaded with flavour!

Homemade Lemon Garlic Hummus | healthy snack recipe | chickpea hummus | This hummus is simple and easy to make and loaded with flavour! {gluten free, vegan}Friends, I bring to you a crazy flavourful and tasty Homemade Lemon Garlic Hummus. Because it is pretty much everything my little heart wants in a healthy bean dip.

And because I can’t get enough of this gluten-free and vegan deliciousness. Made so simply with pantry ingredients like chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon, a little mustard and olive oil. Simple never tasted so good!!

Hummus, loaded with protein and fibre from the chickpeas and takes on the flavour of whatever you decide to put into it.  Here, I did lemon and garlic (just such a classic, eh?) but you can find a whole lot of whacky flavours to purchase in groceries stores or to make at home in vegan-style cookbooks, which often have entire chapters dedicated to different hummuses (or is it hummi? I don’t know…). I’ve recently stumbled across a black bean, almond and orange hummus recipe and a spicy peanut hummus recipe. Can you stand the possibilities?!


And hummus is the perfect condiment for just about anything! Sandwiches, crackers, pizza, salads, veggies, both roasted and raw…

Especially those veggies. An afternoon snack of hummus and veggie sticks is a perfectly balanced addition to your day – you get some healthy carbs, healthy fats and some healthy protein.  Trust me – afternoon snacking on hummus and veggies will have you sailing smooth right into dinner.

MORE ABOUT THIS HOMEMADE LEMON GARLIC HUMMUS RECIPE…

I love the lemon garlic tahini flavour here. Tahini is a must! So nutty and delicious. And so very much the perfect addition to homemade hummus.

There was a long period of time when I completely gave up on making my own hummus. I couldn’t get it right. It was either too thick or too watery, too much tahini or not enough garlic, too chunky or too soupy or too bland or just flat out not good. Isn’t that just the worst?

This Lemon Garlic Hummus took a couple tries to get just right but I sure am glad I stuck with it.  The secret to this hummus is lots of lemon juice and tons of patience with the food processor.

For perfect every time hummus you just have to let the food processor (or powerful blender!) do its thing – blend and process while you patient watch from the sidelines.   Lots of time in the food processor means lots of time for the flavours of the lemon and garlic to mingle.  And those extra moments are just the trick for pureeing the chickpeas into the smoothest, creamiest yet thick and perfect for dipping (or spreading) hummus.

Sometimes I forget that patience is one of the most important tools in the kitchen… And in life. But mostly in the kitchen.

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Lemon Garlic Hummus


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  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1/2 cups 1x
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Homemade Lemon Garlic Hummus is the perfect snack. Serve with veggies, crackers or on toast, this hummus is simple and easy to make and loaded with flavour!


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed (about 1 19-oz can less about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tahini (mine was really ‘runny’)
  • Juice from 1 ‘juicy’ lemon (about 1/4 cup)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper (optional but recommended)
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (optional but recommended)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling on top

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients, except for oil, to a food processor and blend. Slowly stream in the oil and continue to blend for about 3 minutes until very smooth.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes

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Rebecca Dwyre is the holistic nutritionist, recipe creator and photographer behind Always Nourished. Being diagnosed with PCOS in 2018 was unexpected and devastating for her. Since then she’s been on her own PCOS Freedom journey and has learned so much about managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with food and lifestyle that she’s made it her mission to share what she has learned so that other women with PCOS don’t have to struggle like she did.

 

 

 

Comments

  1. Debbie Anderson says

    March 26, 2019 at 12:11 am

    This hummus is easy to make and delicious! I will definitely make it again soon – thanks for the recipe.

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  2. Marlene says

    October 30, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    I can’t wait to try this! Publix used to sell Sabra Lemon Hummus but I haven’t seen it for a long time. It was so lemony delicious. I’m a lemonaholic – anything and everything lemon! I am definitely making this, with a little extra lemon juice. Oh, heaven……

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  3. Jody says

    April 21, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    I cannot wait to try your recipe. I’m salivating
    over the picture! I usually make roasted red
    pepper hummus in my Vitamix and have always
    wanted to try a lemon version.
    Thank you for posting.

    Reply
  4. suzy says

    September 16, 2017 at 2:00 pm

    this was delish, but was guessing about the amount of chickpeas, as i dont use canned. im assuming about a can equals a cup and a half of homecooked? also added more lemon and garlic for a major kick. thank you for this recipe.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      September 18, 2017 at 9:12 am

      Hi Suzy! Yes one and a half cups of canned chickpeas is equivalent to one and a half cups of home cooked chickpeas. I am glad you enjoyed the recipe!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    June 20, 2017 at 9:54 pm

    Followed your recipe to the T and its delicious and creamy!! I will make it again for sure, it was so easy to make

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  6. Lisa says

    May 21, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    Rebecca, your recipe for this humus is terrific!!! The humus is very creamy with a subtle lemon garlic taste. My husband and I love it! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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    • Rebecca says

      May 29, 2017 at 8:47 am

      I am so glad you guys liked it, Lisa!!

      Reply
  7. The Food Explorer says

    May 12, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    Hello, your delicious lemon garlic hummus recipe has been featured on The Food Explorer’s “Best 39 delicious garlic hummus recipes on the net” list. Your readers can vote for it here: http://thefoodexplorer.com/appetizer/39-delicious-garlic-hummus-recipes-vote-for-your-favorite/ Good luck! 🙂

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  8. Jessica says

    February 19, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    I just made this for the first time and it is so ?. Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful recipes!

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    • Rebecca says

      February 20, 2017 at 8:11 am

      I am so glad you liked it!!

      Reply
  9. Noline says

    February 6, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    Hey Rebecca
    I am very happy I found your corner of the internet. I love these flavors, but then I also love your avocado hummus and roasted red pepper hummus. I think I may have to try the avo one first. 🙂

    ★★★★

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    • Rebecca says

      February 7, 2017 at 11:11 pm

      Thanks, Noline!! I hope you love them all!!

      Reply
  10. Liz @ pumpkin & peanut butter says

    February 2, 2017 at 6:43 pm

    Mmmm I love homemade hummus! Loving this combination of lemon and garlic— so classic!

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    • Rebecca says

      February 7, 2017 at 11:11 pm

      Agreed!! Thanks, Liz!

      Reply

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