This Roasted Garlic Hummus is savory, takes a minute to prepare, is full-flavored and delicious, with only a minimum of 6 ingredients! (gluten-free, vegan)

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Roasted Garlic Hummus

Hi Everyone, remember when I posted How To Roast Garlic?

Of course, us being "hummus lovers", the natural extension of that is Roasted Garlic Hummus.

This would be great to use in a salad dressing, as an appetizer, or to smear on fresh-baked bread.

With this recipe I use only 1 tablespoon of tahini (I usually put up to 3 tablespoons in regular hummus), you can use more if you want but I found when I was testing the recipe that the tahini can overpower the roasted garlic flavor to the point where you only taste tahini if you add too much. So, go easy on the tahini, tahini-lovers.

One of the great things about roasted garlic is that you have all the aroma and sweetness of garlic.

Roasted garlic has that delicious caramelization to it.

Another option is adding a small clove of fresh garlic to add back in the "bite" of the garlic if that's what you love in garlic flavor.

I chose not to for this recipe but my husband Eric loves having some of the fresh garlic to give it that "spicy bite" aspect.

Ingredients

• 1 15 ounces can of chickpeas, drained (save the chickpea canning water to adjust consistency)
• 4 or more roasted garlic cloves, plus more for topping/garnishing, see How To Roast Garlic
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt, or amount to taste
• ⅛ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or amount to taste
• a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin, optional, or amount to taste

Kitchen Tools

• food processor
• small colander for draining the chickpeas and collecting the canning water
• wet measure to collect the chickpea water
• baking spatula
• spoon

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Eric and I have been trying to get more garlic into our diets for its heart-healthy benefits and this is an easy and flavorful way to do it.

You can use this recipe in salad dressings, marinades, or as a spread on sandwiches or on wraps.

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This recipe post was originally published on 1/8/2018 and updated and republished on 2/28/2021

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Roasted Garlic Hummus

Yield: 6 people

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 6 minutes

This Roasted Garlic Hummus is easy, full-flavored and delicious, with only a minimum of 6 ingredients! gluten-free, vegan

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Ingredients

• 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained, save chickpea water
• 4 roasted garlic cloves, or amount to taste, plus more for topping, search LLS for "How to Roast Garlic"
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt, or amount to taste
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, or amount to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin
• ⅛ teaspoon cumin, optional, or amount to taste

Instructions

1. In a food processor, add the drained chickpeas, tahini, Kosher salt, ground black pepper, roasted garlic cloves and pulse. 
2. Add the chickpea water and process until desired consistency is reached. Add more salt, garlic or pepper to taste.
3. Transfer to serving bowl, top with more roasted garlic, drizzle with olive oil and optionally, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and more fresh pepper. Enjoy with your favorite chips or bread.

Notes

• makes 1 bowl 
• a food processor is needed for this recipe
• to get super smooth hummus, you can take the time to remove the chickpea membranes.
• The nutritional information is an estimate; we use myfitnesspal.com to generate the nutritional information for this recipe.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 223Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 211mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 7gSugar: 4gProtein: 12g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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