Since tasting the most delicious hummus in a restaurant, I have been trying to recreate it. It had a delightful garlicky taste, and it wasn’t until I roasted the garlic (and used 2 bulbs) that I got the flavour I was after.
Ingredients
2 bulbs of garlic
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 can of chickpeas
2 – 3 tablespoons of tahini
1 tablespoon of lime juice (or lemon juice)
1/8 teaspoon of ground chilli or cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin
Salt
To garnish
Olive oil
A sprinkle of smoked paprika
Roasted pine nuts
Method
To roast the garlic
Cut the tops off the garlic bulbs, drizzle with a little olive oil, cover loosely in alfoil (tin foil) and roast for 35-45 minutes on medium heat. The garlic is ready when the cloves are soft. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Gently squeeze the cloves from the bulb (I weighed my prepared cloves to know how much garlic I put in (47g).
To prepare the chickpeas
Place the chickpeas into a colander and rinse them under cold water. To peel or not to peel? I peeled, which was easy as I gently squeezed each chickpea from its skin. But you don’t have to. Peeled chickpeas do give a slightly smoother finish, though. But the smoothness will ultimately come down to the food processor you are using.
Blend it all up!
Add the chickpeas, garlic, olive oil, tahini, lime juice, chilli, cumin, and salt into a food processor and mix well until creamy and smooth.
To serve
Scoop it into a serving dish and drizzle with a little olive oil, and sprinkle with smoked paprika and roasted pine nuts.
Can I freeze it?
I have frozen mine in small containers and defrosted them overnight in the fridge. I find it is still delicious and creamy. Just stir it and then garnish as above to serve.
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Gourmet from the galley! 
I personally am a big fan of Hummus, being brought up in the middle east this was a main dish in our households for almost all meals at night. I see you have hit the right details with the ingredients.
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Thank you for your feedback. I have never been to the Middle East so I wasn’t sure whether I was getting it right. I made it to my taste and in my opinion the roast garlic made it perfect.
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I had relished hummus when tried in Jorden. Now with your recipe at hand I can prepare it anytime.
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I’d love to go to the Middle East and eat hummus. I’d love to taste authentic hummus. I hope my recipe is complementary to the origins of hummus 🙂
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I really like hummous but I have never made it from scratch, I never realised quite how easy it was
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Yes it is super easy. Do try this recipe and let me know what you think of it 🙂
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I am a big garlic lover, and this sounds like a wonderful combination. I haven’t made hummus in many years and this would be a treat.
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I had to experiment to get the flavour I wanted and the roasted garlic is just the thing!
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Oh my goodness! I LOVE hummus! So glad I found this recipe…adding roasted garlic takes this to a whole new level flavor-wise!
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Yes, you must try this if you love hummus. Let me know what you think.
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Homemade hummus is always so much nicer than store bought but I am boring – I have never tried adding anything interesting. Definitely adding this to the list.
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Let me know what you think of the taste 🙂
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I’m a huge hummus and garlic lover. Will definitely have to try this out!
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Let me know what you think! 🙂
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I am a big fan of hummus, and a big fan of garlic, but have never had a garlic hummus. I will have to give this a try!
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Let me know what you think!
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I LOVE hummus and this recipe looks absolutely delicious!
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Hummus is great and this recipe is super easy.
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