Quick Hummus

Name: Quick Hummus
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 400g tinned chickpeas, drained, liquid kept; 3 tbsp tahini; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 tbsp ice cold water; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp ground cumin; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika

Smooth, lemony hummus from a tin of chickpeas, better than shop bought and ready in ten minutes.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.33 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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400 gtinned chickpeasdrained, liquid kept
3 tbsptahini
3 tbsplemon juice
1garlic clovecrushed
3 tbspolive oil
4 tbspice cold water
½ tspsalt
½ tspground cumin
½ tspsmoked paprika

Method

1
Blend the tahini and lemon juice for 1 minute until pale and thick.
2
Add the garlic, 2 tbsp of the oil, the cumin and salt and blend again.
3
Add the chickpeas and blend for 2 minutes, adding the cold water a spoonful at a time, until very smooth and creamy.
4
Taste and add more lemon or salt if needed.
5
Spoon into a bowl, swirl with the rest of the oil and dust with paprika.

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