Fluffy Oil-Free Hummus

Parties and family gatherings are different without tasty dips and snack foods. But what if you stop buying processed dips from the supermarket and make them on your own? This fluffy oil-free hummus recipe is not only a homemade solution for your guests. It is also appropriate for vegans, an impressive source of high-quality vegetable protein, and a healthy low-fat solution you can have ready after minimal preparation.

Hummus is a great companion for any vegetable and gives a particular taste to broccoli and carrot sticks. So, if you’re living a vegan lifestyle or want to try new things to eat more vegetables, hummus is a great option to enhance their flavor.

The recipe is easy, as you will see in our step-by-step, and you will end up with something like this:

Step-by-step on how to prepare fluffy Oil-Free Hummus

Are you prepared to enjoy eating vegetables for the first time with a fluffy oil-free hummus dip? Check out the ingredients of this recipe and make sure that you have them all before getting yourself started. Here’s what you need to do:

Step 1: Leave the chickpeas resting in water overnight and cook

First off, you need to cook the chickpeas. However, you will notice they are very solid and difficult to soften. That’s why we recommend leaving them resting in water overnight in a bowl and taking them to a boil the day after. This way, you will reduce cooking time and save money on cooking gas or electricity.

Step 2: Introduce the ingredients in a food processor

After you’re done cooking the chickpeas and they are soft, it is time to introduce them along with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor. Include in the blender 1 can of chickpeas, ¼ cup of aquafaba, 3-4 small cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of tahini, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, ¼ tablespoon of paprika, and a pinch of salt. You need not do anything special. Just make sure that the proportions are correct.

Step 3: Turn on and blend until homogeneous

Now, it is time to close the lid and turn on the blender. It may take some time, but you want to end up with a homogeneous blend. Some ingredients irremediably show specks, especially paprika, but that’s fine if they are distributed regularly throughout the mixture.

Step 4: Serve and enjoy

Finally, it is time to take your hummus into a smaller recipient. You might need to use a spatula to take off the film of hummus left on your food processor. It is now time to serve your hummus along with some vegetables and other snack foods.

Healthy ideas after preparing your fluffy oil-free hummus

If you already have your hummus ready for your guests, that’s only step number one. What can you do next?

• You could replace mayonnaise with this fluffy oil-free hummus: It is actually a high-protein, low-fat alternative to the usual mayonnaise. It replaces sour cream, butter, and similar types of spread. It works great as a replacement for mayonnaise in salads, too, especially tuna salad, and you have to try it on your mashed potatoes.
• Offer fresh veggies for dipping: Of course, you could simply let it rest on the table along with a bag of fresh veggies cut into tiny pieces. Carrot sticks and broccoli sprouts taste amazing with hummus.
• Try new recipes with hummus: Here’s a table you can find with extra ingredients and what to do to prepare delicious foods with hummus:

Recipe	Extra ingredients	Preparation
Pesto sauce for your pasta	Kale and basil leaves, walnuts, garlic, olive oil	You should simply include the extra ingredients along with hummus in a food processor. After you’re done with the blend, you can use this pesto sauce for your pasta.
Warm pita rolls	Pita bread, red pepper, broccoli, carrots, and chicken	Boil the vegetables and the chicken and spice it up with salt, pepper, and fine herbs. When you’re done, spread hummus in pita bread and make a roll with vegetables and chicken.
Hummus-based guacamole sandwich	Avocado, chili pepper, coriander, chicken, parmesan cheese, sandwich bread	Include the avocado, chili pepper, and coriander along with hummus in a food processor, and you will obtain a slightly spicy guacamole (adjust the proportion of chili pepper according to your taste). Boil chicken and spice it up with salt, pepper, and fine herbs. Take two sandwich bread slices and fill them with chicken, guacamole, and parmesan cheese.