Hummus, Lemon Flavored (Choúmous Lemoni )

 

Hummus, Lemon Flavored🍋


Bake: None

Prep: 15 min

Serves: 4- 6

 

Inspiration for this lemon-flavored hummus stems from the many lemon-flavored Greek dishes that feature the lemon. Check out the URL below for steps on pressure cooking dried garbanzo beans bought at a farmer’s market.

 

2 cans (15.5-ounce) salted garbanzo beans

1 tablespoon dill, chopped*

2 medium lemons, juice and zest

1/4 cup olive oil

5-6 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup tahini

Salt to taste

 

Drain beans, reserving liquid (aquafaba) to use later. Place the beans in a food processor and blend with lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, tahini and dill. Blend until smooth adding about 1/4 cup of reserved aquafaba to desired consistency. Once the hummus is smooth, place it in a serving bowl and, with the back of a spoon, create circular indents. Drizzle olive oil on top. Adjust the lemon to taste.

 

*May use cumin in place of dill.


Comments/Tips
  1. According to Tammy McBride at Tasty Tip https://thetastytip.com/how-to-cook-garbanzo-beans/, garbanzo beans are the same as chick peas. And sometimes, both names are listed on the can. 
  2. If  using dried beans, soak one cup of dried garbanzo beans in water overnight barely covering the beans with water along with 1/2 tablespoon of salt. (Two 15-ounce cans of garbanzo beans equal about 1 cup of dried beans). 
  3. The certified farmer's market beans taste better than the store bought dry beans.
  4. Pressure cook the over night soaked beans the next day for 15 minutes on high with 3 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt; then quick pressure release. Soaking beans is not required, but it reduces cooking time and purported to improve digestibility.  Living in CA, we are always aware to decrease usage of natural resources. Pressure cooking for 15 minutes versus cooking on the stove for 2-3 hours makes sense. 
  5. Use the aquafaba (garbanzo bean juice) in place of the juice you find in the store-bought canned garbanzo beans. May keep the aquafaba and use later, for example, in place of chicken stock.
  6. Then follow the recipe as above. On a personal note, I found the dry garbanzo beans bought at my local market much tastier than the can garbanzo beans or even the store bought dried garbanzo beans.
  7. Flavor with lemon juice to taste.

 


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