Roasted Garlic Hummus

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Author: Delphine Fortin
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
Category: Appetizer
Diet: Vegan

Roasted garlic hummus is the ultimate hummus recipe! Super creamy, sweet and slightly smoky, this dip makes a fantastic snack or appetizer to serve along with pita chips or raw vegetables. The recipe also comes with a classic version (without roasted garlic).

Ingredients

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2 heads garlic
Extra virgin olive oil
2 ½ cups (400g) cooked chickpeas (or canned, drained with liquid reserved)*
4 Tablespoons tahini
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons very cold water**, more as needed
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon salt, to taste (or less if desired)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Remove the loose papery outside skin from the garlic heads, but keep the cloves intact. Cut about½ inch (1 cm) from top. Place each garlic clove each in a separate piece of foil large enough to wrap around. Lightly drizzle with olive oil. Close the foil up. Bake in heated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the garlic is very soft. Remove from heat, let cool briefly.
In the bowl of a food processor, fitted with a blade, squeeze the soft roasted garlic from the paper cloves. Add chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, cold water, cumin and salt. Blend until smooth, adding a little more water or lemon juice**, until you achieve desired smooth texture. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Spoon the hummus onto a bowl, and spread the hummus with the back of a spoon to create swirls. Drizzle with olive oil, add whole chickpeas for garnish and fresh parsley or cilantro (optional). Serve with pita bread or raw vegetables.

Notes

* 2 ½ cups (400g) chickpeas is about 2 x 14-ounces can chickpeas. If using 15-ounces can, reserve some extra chickpeas for garnishing your hummus.

** Iced cold water guarantees a very smooth and creamy hummus. Another option consists in using aquafaba (the liquid from the can of chickpea) instead.

Classic hummus recipe version. To make a classic hummus out of this roasted garlic version, simply replace the two garlic heads with 2 cloves garlic only. Because you will add it raw directly to the food processor, you don’t need much and it will still add some sharp, pungent flavors.

Recipe by Del’s cooking twist | Photography by Athina Canevet Studio