Super Smooth Hummus

Name: Super Smooth Hummus
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern,
Ingredients: 1 pound dried chickpeas; 1 tsp baking soda; 2 1/2 tsps salt divided; 3/4 cup tahini; 5 tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 1/2 tsps McCormick® Cumin, Ground; 1 tsp organic coriander ground; 1 medium clove garlic; Olive oil to garnish; paprika smoked to garnish

Baking soda acts as a quick chickpea tenderizer and texture enhancer in this creamy, super-smooth, restaurant-style hummus. Garnish with McCormick® Smoked Paprika, your favorite McCormick® seasoning blend, or pomegranate seeds and enjoy as a dip, spread onto sandwich... Read More Read Less

15m

PREP TIME

40m

COOK TIME

10

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

1 pound dried chickpeas
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
3/4 cup tahini
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Coriander
1 medium clove garlic
Olive oil, to garnish
McCormick® Smoked Paprika, to garnish

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Place chickpeas in large bowl. Add enough cold water to cover by about 2 inches. Soak at least 8 hours or overnight.
2 Transfer chickpeas and soaking liquid to large saucepan. Add additional water, as needed, to cover chickpeas with about 3 inches of water. Stir in baking soda and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until chickpeas are very tender. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Drain chickpeas, reserving cooking liquid. Reserve 1 cup whole chickpeas for garnish.
3 Transfer remaining chickpeas to food processor. Pulse chickpeas until coarsely chopped. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved chickpea cooking liquid, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, coriander and garlic. Process until smooth. Add additional cooking liquid as needed to reach desired texture.
4 Serve hummus topped with reserved whole chickpeas, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with smoked paprika, if desired. Serve with toasted pita wedges, pita chips or fresh cut-up veggies for dipping. Store remaining hummus and chickpea garnish in airtight containers in refrigerator up to 1 week. (Makes about 6 cups.)