Homemade Hummus (Moroccan Style)

This easy homemade hummus recipe spiced with cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne and coriander is creamy, delicious and most importantly REALLY quick to make.

The Moroccan hummus makes a tasty dip for fresh raw vegetables like celery, cucumber and carrots, or a quick and healthy sandwich filling.

My kids love this easy homemade hummus with breadsticks and fresh raw vegetables for a quick and easy after-school snack. It tastes fresh and flavourful and is so much healthier than supermarket versions.

Love Hummus? Why not try my roasted red pepper hummus too!

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• ✔️ Why should you try it?
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Top tips
• 📖 Variations
• 🍴 Serving suggestions
• 🥡 Storage
• ❓ FAQS
• 😋Related recipes
• Recipe
• 💬 Comments

✔️ Why should you try it?

• Quick and easy to make
• Healthy and nutritious
• Filling after school snack for kids

🥘 Ingredients

• Chickpeas - 1 400g can of chickpeas, drained. Reserve the liquid for later!
• Tahini - buy a good quality jar of tahini for maximum flavour.
• Garlic - I used 3 garlic cloves but if you like things garlicky then double it!
• Lemon Juice - gives the hummus a lovely lemony hit.
• Olive Oil - a mild olive oil is best if you're serving this to kids.
• Spices - cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and cinnamon.
• Salt - for seasoning.

🔪 Instructions

The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post

One: Drain the chickpeas but reserve the liquid for later.

Two: Place all of the ingredients (except the oil and reserved liquid) in a food processor and pulse. Gradually add the olive oil through the funnel then add the reserved chickpea liquid, a little at a time until the hummus becomes smooth and creamy (you won't need all the liquid, just enough to make the hummus a nice consistency).

Three: Spoon into a serving bowl and sprinkle with more smoked paprika.

Four: Serve with raw vegetables and breadsticks.

💭 Top tips

• If you prefer chunkier style hummus then process for less time in the food processor. The longer you process the ingredients, the smoother it will be. Don't forget to scrape down the sides of the food processor a couple of times to ensure everything is blended uniformly.
• For a richer hummus use extra virgin olive oil. My kids prefer me using a mild light olive oil though.
• There are so many different flavour combinations you can try. have a read of my suggestions below! This is a great base recipe to experiment with.

📖 Variations

For all of these variations you will need to omit the spices used in this Moroccan style hummus.

1. Pesto Hummus - add 2 tablespoons of fresh pesto into the food processor and blitz.
2. Roasted Garlic Hummus - roast 5 cloves of garlic in their skins. Once cooked squeeze the garlic out of their skins and add to the processor.
3. Roasted Red Pepper - add 2 roasted red peppers from a jar to the food processor and whizz up until smooth.

🍴 Serving suggestions

We usually enjoy hummus as a dip with fresh raw vegetables, carrot fritters, or breadsticks. It also makes a tasty wrap and sandwich filling too. Or, how about spoonfuls dolloped on a fresh green salad for a tasty light lunch?

🥡 Storage

The hummus will keep in a sealed container or jar in the fridge for 1 week. I drizzle a little extra oil on top to keep it fresh.

❓ FAQS

What is hummus?

Hummus is a middle eastern dip made with chickpeas, sesame seed paste, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil.

What is tahini?

Tahini is a condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. It is served by itself or as a major ingredient in hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva. 

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