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Hummus with sun-dried tomatoes

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Yet another twist on my regular basic hummus recipe is my hummus with sun-dried tomatoes. The addition of sun-dried tomatoes to a basic hummus gives a tartness to this, otherwise gentle chickpea dip and will surely become a favourite in the picnic basket or at your next gathering.

This might just be one of my favourite hummus variations to make.

On a light brown textured background, the ingredients to make sun-dried tomatoes hummus. Clockwise: in a bowl, tahini, on a teaspoon cumin, half a lemon, in a glass bowl olive oil, in a cup sun-dried tomatoes, two cloves of garlic, a glass bowl of chickpeas.
Ingredients to make sun-dried tomatoes hummus

How to make hummus with sun-dried tomatoes

Drain the chickpeas in a colander but save the faba water to add later if you feel your hummus is too thick, or to make vegan meringue.

Roughly chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to a standing mixture, along with the other ingredients.

Mix until you get a smooth dip.

For more detailed information on ingredients and how to, check out the recipe card below.

On a silver background, a bowl of sun-dried tomatoes hummus with extra sun-dried tomatoes chopped up on top.
Sun-dried tomatoes hummus

Substitutes

I use tahini in my hummus, which is a sesame paste that you can often find in stores that sell Middle Eastern food. However, if you do not like the taste of tahini, then you can omit it in this recipe. Depending on how runny you want your hummus, you might have to add some more oil or faba water to your hummus instead of the tahini. Try to add a tablespoon of sesame oil to still get a hint of sesame in your finished dip.

Freezable

The hummus is perfect to make a big batch of and freeze. For the best result when defrosting the hummus, leave it in the fridge for half a day or so.

If you have not decided which kind of flavoured hummus you want to make, see variations below, make a big batch of my basic hummus, to freeze. Decide when you defrost the plain hummus, which flavour to add into your hummus. For this recipe, add the roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes along with the defrosted hummus to a standing mixer, give it a whiz and you now have a flavoured hummus.

On a silver background with a brown textured table cloth, a cup of sun dried tomatoes, half of a lemon and a bowl of basic hummus
Ingredients for hummus with sun-dried tomatoes

Variations

The hummus with sun-dried tomatoes is a variation on my basic hummus recipe, there are other variations such as beetroot, wasabi, and spicy. One for every preference around the table.

On a silver background, a bowl of sun-dried tomatoes hummus with extra sun-dried tomatoes chopped up on top.
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Hummus with sun-dried tomatoes

The addition of sun-dried tomatoes to a basic hummus gives a tartness to this, otherwise gentle chickpea dip and will sure become a favourite in the picnic basket or at your next gathering.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: MiddleEastern
Keyword: Chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes
Servings: 12 portions

Ingredients

  • 800 g chickpeas/garbanzo beans cooked
  • 100 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil about 16, roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 tbsp vegetable oil or other neutral oil
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Drain the chickpeas but save the faba water (see notes below).
  • Roughly chopped the sun-dried tomatoes.
  • Juice the lemon.
  • Mince the garlic.
  • Mix all ingredients in a mixer, until smooth.

Notes

When using a standing mixer, add the runny ingredients first, your oil, tahini, lemon juice, to avoid chickpeas getting stuck in the bottom and for easier mixing.
Save the faba water from the chickpeas to make vegan meringues.
If you plan to freeze your hummus for later, make it more chunky now and mix it again once defrost.
If you are using sun-dried tomatoes in oil, use this oil in your hummus base for extra flavour.

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