Honey Free Vegan Green Goddess Hummus with Crunchy Vegetables
This vibrant, herb-packed dip is everything a great hummus should be — silky smooth, bright with lemon, and loaded with fresh flavor from basil, parsley, tarragon, and chives. The green goddess twist makes it feel like something you'd order at a trendy café, but it comes together entirely in a food processor with pantry staples and a handful of fresh herbs. Many store-bought dips and flavored hummus varieties sneak in honey or other sweeteners to balance acidity, but every bit of flavor here comes from real ingredients — garlic, tahini, olive oil, and plenty of citrus. The trick of processing the tahini and lemon juice first before adding anything else is what gives this hummus that impossibly light, creamy texture. Streaming in reserved chickpea liquid at the end takes it from good to genuinely restaurant-quality. Served alongside crisp carrots, celery, cucumber, and red bell pepper, it's a full spread that works as an appetizer, a snack board centerpiece, or an easy lunch. It's the kind of recipe that disappears fast, so you might want to double the batch.
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6 servings
For the hummus
- 2 cans (15 oz each) chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
- ⅓ cup tahini
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon)
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh chives, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh tarragon leaves
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
For serving
- 2 medium carrots, cut into sticks
- 2 medium celery stalks, cut into sticks
- 1 medium english cucumber, sliced into rounds or spears
- 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the tahini and lemon juice in the food processor and process for about 1 minute, until the mixture is pale and creamy.
- 2
Add the garlic, basil, parsley, chives, tarragon, olive oil, salt, and pepper to the food processor. Process for 1 minute, scraping down the sides as needed, until the herbs are fully broken down and the mixture is a uniform bright green.
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