Citric Acid Free Blender Hummus

Total time10 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time0 min

4.6

(29)

Creamy, garlicky, and deeply satisfying, this blender hummus comes together with pantry staples and tastes far better than anything you'd scoop out of a plastic tub. For anyone avoiding citric acid — which sneaks into a surprising number of store-bought dips and packaged foods as a preservative — making hummus from scratch is genuinely the easiest workaround. Fresh lemon juice does the brightening work here, and since you control every ingredient, there's no guessing about what's hiding on the label. The trick to getting that ultra-smooth, restaurant-style texture is blending the tahini before the chickpeas go in, letting it whip up thick and pale before the real work begins. Reserved chickpea liquid loosens everything to just the right consistency — silky enough to swirl, sturdy enough to hold a soft peak under a drizzle of good olive oil. A dusting of smoked paprika and a handful of fresh parsley finish it off and make it look like you put in way more effort than you actually did. Serve it with warm pita, raw vegetables, or honestly just a spoon.

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 cans (15 oz each) chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
½ cup well-stirred tahini
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon)
2 cloves garlic, peeled
¾ tsp fine salt
½ tsp ground cumin
3–5 tbsp reserved chickpea liquid or cold water, as needed

For serving

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, for serving
¼ tsp smoked paprika or sweet paprika, for serving (optional)
1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Add the garlic and lemon juice to the blender and blend on high for 15 seconds, until the garlic is finely minced and fragrant.
2
Add the tahini, salt, and cumin to the blender. Blend on high for 30 seconds, until the mixture is thick and pale.

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