Creamy Avocado Hummus
The creamiest, most delicious, flavor-packed hummus ever! This glorious combination of fresh ingredients pairs so well together. Chickpeas, ripe avocados, garlic cloves, cumin, lemon juice, good quality Tahini paste, olive oil, coriander leaves, a sprinkle of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Oh and a food processor-that's all you need. It's actually too easy (and too good) to be true. Pulsed into a smooth, airy, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth consistency, giving this Middle Eastern savory dip an incomparable dimension of texture and taste. Garnished with sweet paprika and served with oven toasted naan, I say no more store-bought hummus for me. This here is the real deal.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 29 oz chickpeas *canned, strained, rinsed and liquid reserved
- 2 avocados *ripe
- 1¼ cup chickpea liquid *strain can and reserve liquid
- ¼ cup olive oil *EVOO + 2 tbsp
- 2½ tbsp Tahini paste *good quality
- 1½ lemons *juiced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- fresh coriander leaves *handful, rinsed
Instructions
- Rinse and strain chickpeas, reserving the liquid (Aquafaba!) in a measuring cup (about 1 ¼ cup). Rinse fresh coriander leaves. Set aside.
- In a food processor set with blade attachment, add rinsed chickpeas and halved avocados. *Using a knife, I carefully place one slit in the center of the avocado after removing the pit and scoop the flesh using a spoon. Add remaining ingredients (garlic cloves, freshly squeezed lemon juice, Tahini paste, ¼ cup olive oil, cumin, Kosher salt, some of the reserved chickpea liquid and black pepper) and start pulsing.
- Gradually add remaining reserved chickpea liquid through the food processor lid opening while pulsing ingredients for about 3 minutes, stopping every minute to mix with spatula. When you have a smooth paste, add fresh coriander leaves, 2 tbsp more olive oil, as needed, and pulse for a final minute to incorporate into desired consistency.
- Plate hummus onto serving dish, create a small well in center (I use back of a spoon), drizzle with olive oil, garnish with chickpeas and dust with paprika.
- Lusciously smooth, healthy and super tasty Creamy Avocado Hummus is now ready to serve. The perfect dip to serve with toasted naan, vegetables, crackers and just about anything else dip-worthy. Enjoy! Nosh Farma'aiye.