{"id":54518,"date":"2025-04-03T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=54518"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:14:48","slug":"classic-hummus-recipe-with-canned-chickpeas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/classic-hummus-recipe-with-canned-chickpeas\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Hummus Recipe with Canned Chickpeas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54518\" class=\"elementor elementor-54518\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105b3a6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"105b3a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47f118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c47f118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love hummus? The versatile dip tastes good with practically everything, from sandwiches, to snacking platters, to plates filled with Mediterranean foods. But you might not know how easy it is to make at home. And when you make it fresh, the taste really shines without all the additives that store-bought brands use to preserve and stabilize it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386064a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"386064a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hummus.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hummus.webp 986w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hummus-260x146.webp 260w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hummus-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fe2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5fe2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-regular;\">Today, we\u2019re going to make hummus using canned chickpeas and a few simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. It\u2019s really easy and it makes a great, healthy snack. Check it out below!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57081693 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57081693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f3b3e1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40f3b3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515ae009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"515ae009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hummus-recipe-canned-chickpeas-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-75508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hummus-recipe-canned-chickpeas-jpg.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hummus-recipe-canned-chickpeas-jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hummus-recipe-canned-chickpeas-jpg-260x260.webp 260w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hummus-recipe-canned-chickpeas-jpg-75x75.webp 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460857d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460857d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Classic Hummus Recipe<\/h1><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5feafe0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5feafe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed<br \/>\u00bd cup tahini<br \/>1 clove garlic, peeled<br \/>Juice of 1 lemon<br \/>\u00bd teaspoon cumin<br \/>\u00be teaspoon kosher salt<br \/>Black pepper, to taste<br \/>3 tablespoons water<br \/>3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium;\">Optional toppings:<\/span> fresh parsley, Aleppo pepper, za\u2019atar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acd81a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3acd81a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: circular-medium; font-size: 20px;\">What to do:<\/span><\/p><p>Place the chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt, pepper, and water in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly pour in olive oil until mixture is light and creamy. Taste and season with more salt as necessary.<\/p><p>Transfer hummus to a bowl for serving, then drizzle with olive oil. Garnish with any desired toppings and serve with pita and fresh vegetables for dipping, or use in sandwiches, wraps, salads, or other recipes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c3bd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71c3bd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243e0e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243e0e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/section\/sec_myo_hummus\">Shop the recipe on FreshDirect<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ffdfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47ffdfbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love hummus? The versatile dip tastes good with practically everything, from sandwiches, to snacking platters, to plates filled with Mediterranean foods. But you might not know how easy it is to make at home. And when you make it fresh, the taste really shines without all the additives that store-bought brands use to preserve and stabilize it.\u00a0 Today, we\u2019re going to make hummus using canned chickpeas and a few simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. It\u2019s really easy and it makes a great, healthy snack. Check it out below! Classic Hummus Recipe \u00a0 What You\u2019ll Need: 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed\u00bd cup tahini1 clove garlic, peeledJuice of 1 lemon\u00bd teaspoon cumin\u00be teaspoon kosher saltBlack pepper, to taste3 tablespoons water3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling Optional toppings: fresh parsley, Aleppo pepper, za\u2019atar What to do: Place the chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt, pepper, and water in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly pour in olive oil until mixture is light and creamy. Taste and season with more salt as necessary. Transfer hummus to a bowl for serving, then drizzle with olive oil. Garnish with any desired toppings and serve with pita and fresh vegetables for dipping, or use in sandwiches, wraps, salads, or other recipes. Shop the recipe on FreshDirect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61027,"featured_media":75508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2739,2732],"tags":[3263,3216,2849],"class_list":["post-54518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appetizers-recipes-2","category-recipes","tag-canned-food","tag-hummus","tag-recipe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61027"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54518"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102271,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54518\/revisions\/102271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}