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Not all tahinis are created equally, so they’re not equally delicious. If you use store-bought tahini that is not particularly good and tasty, that will certainly affect the taste of your hummus. That’s why it’s best to try a few different brands and find the one that tastes great, or you can also make tahini at home.
Add Ice-Cold Water
Adding ice-cold water instead of regular water is a simple trick that many people swear by, because it makes homemade hummus creamier and fluffy.
Cooking Chickpeas
Using canned chickpeas is a simple option if you don’t have much time for cooking chickpeas, but dried chickpeas definitely have better flavor. If you decide to use dried chickpeas, they should be very soft, so cooking them with some baking soda will speed up this process and help remove chickpea skins.
Toppings
Take your hummus to the next level by adding some olive oil, lemon zest, and parsley on top because this will make it look and taste more special.
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A lot of the time, when you look up hummus recipes, you’ll find ones that say you should blend your chickpeas with olive oil. Well, this is just wrong. Authentic hummus is made with tahini, a sesame seed paste, which has much more flavor than olive oil. Make sure that that is what you use when you make yours for the best results.
Don’t Forget the Salt and Lemon
If you taste your hummus and it tastes like it’s missing something, the two most likely culprits are salt and lemon. A little goes a long way when it comes to these flavor enhancers, but they’re definite must-haves.
Add the Oil Later
Okay, just because we said not to make your hummus with olive oil doesn’t mean you should put the olive oil bottle away. Even if you don’t add any other toppings, adding a drizzle of olive oil over the top of your hummus is crucial.
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]]>Sandwich Spread
One way hummus can be incorporated into everyday dishes is as a sandwich spread. If you make a cucumber and tomato sandwich, for example, why not give it a little more body and flavor by heaping on a dollop of hummus?
Salad Dressing
Hummus-based salad dressings are one of our favorite ways to give our salads a little bit of pizzazz. All you really have to do is add a little bit of lemon juice, water, and olive oil to normal hummus to give it the consistency of a salad dressing. You’ll be surprised at how great it works.
Pizza Topping
This might sound crazy, but hear us out. What if you skipped the tomato sauce and used hummus as the sauce base for your pizza? It works so well, especially when you choose to top it with vegetables like broccoli, onion, and tomato.
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]]>Be sure to add these three additions to your hummus to make the most of it.
Olive Oil
Olive oil adds a little bit of richness and moisture to hummus, which can often end up too dry and paste-like if you aren’t careful. For this reason, we like to add a dash of it on top of our serving of hummus.
Lemon Juice
One thing that we absolutely love to add to our hummus is a dash of lemon juice. It seems just right that a Mediterranean food like hummus would go well with lemon juice, and adding lemon juice gives it just a touch of tart flavor that is surprisingly good.
Paprika
Finally, the cherry on top of any serving of hummus is a healthy sprinkle of paprika. This delicious spice adds a little bit of smoky and spicy flavor to your hummus, bumping up its flavor quotient big-time.
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