Easy Make-Ahead Creamy Hummus
Silky-smooth, deeply flavourful hummus that gets even better overnight. Blended in minutes and dressed up with olive oil, paprika, and fresh parsley — it looks like you spent all day on it.
Prep time
5 min
Cook time
0 min
Serves
Ingredients
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The Base
- 1 can (540 ml)chickpeas, drained & rinsed
- ¼ cupfresh lemon juice
- ⅓ cuptahini
- 3 clovesgarlic
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 1 tspground cumin
- 1 tbspfresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2–4 tbspice-cold water
- ½–¾ tspsalt, to taste
To Serve
- drizzlegood olive oil
- pinchpaprika or smoked paprika
- optionalchopped fresh parsley
- optionala few whole chickpeas
Ingredients
The Base
- 1 can (540 ml)chickpeas, drained & rinsed
- ¼ cupfresh lemon juice
- ⅓ cuptahini
- 3 clovesgarlic
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 1 tspground cumin
- 1 tbspfresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2–4 tbspice-cold water
- ½–¾ tspsalt, to taste
To Serve
- drizzlegood olive oil
- pinchpaprika or smoked paprika
- optionalchopped fresh parsley
- optionala few whole chickpeas
Instructions
Blend
- 1
In a food processor, combine the lemon juice and tahini. Blend for 1 full minute until creamy and smooth — this step is key to a fluffy texture.
- 2
Add the garlic cloves, salt, and cumin. Blend again until fully combined.
- 3
Add the drained chickpeas and blend for 1–2 minutes until smooth.
- 4
With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil, then add ice-cold water one tablespoon at a time. Blend for another 2–3 minutes until the hummus is light and creamy.
- 5
Chop about 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley and gently mix it into the hummus.
Make It Company-Ready
- 1
Spread the hummus onto a shallow plate or bowl, creating a gentle swirl with the back of a spoon.
- 2
Drizzle generously with olive oil, dust with paprika, and scatter over chopped parsley and a few whole chickpeas.
Melissa's Notes
Make it the night before — store in a sealed container in the fridge. It thickens overnight, so before serving stir gently and add 1–2 tsp water or lemon juice to loosen. The garlic mellows beautifully and the flavours deepen. This is the secret.
Nutrition Information
Per serving — based on 8 servings
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary depending on the ingredients and brands used.
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