Garlic Cilantro Hummus
This recipe is inspired by Trader Joes Cilantro and Jalapeño Hummus. It’s got a delicious kick, enhanced by the refreshing element of fresh cilantro.
This recipe will work fantastically with either canned or dry garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas). If you’re interested in starting out with dry garbanzo beans, we’ve shared precise instructions here. Note, it is strongly recommended to soak the dry garbanzo beans for ~8 hours and then pressure cook, as directed below.
Garlic Cilantro Hummus
If starting with dry beans, allow 8-24 hours to soak the beans.
Step 1: Prepare Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
Either:
2 (15 oz) cans garbanzo beans
OR:
To a quart jar, add:
1 1/2 cups dry garbanzo beans
Fill to the top with:
Water
Allow to sit for 8 hours (if longer, refrigerate during soaking).
After soaking 8(+) hours: to the removable insert of Instant Pot pressure cooker, add:
Garbanzo beans; soaked, drained & rinsed
1 qt water
Put the removable pot in pressure cooker and lock the lid in place. Select the "bean" cycle, or “manual,” and pressure for 45 minutes. Once complete, allow natural pressure release.
Step 2: Make Hummus
Place the work bowl and chopping/mixing blade attachment on the food processor base. To the work bowl, add:
~4 cups garbanzo beans (pressure cooked or canned, from step 1)
1 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro*
2 Tbsp jalapeño pepper, minced
4 Tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbsp water
Lock food processor cover in place, insert the pusher assembly and turn the machine on. Process for 20 seconds. Remove pusher assembly and cover, scrape sides and reassemble. Process for ~3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides as needed.
Transfer to 4 wide-mouth half-pint jars. Chill or serve immediately.
Brenda’s tips:
Serving size: 4 cups hummus
Amounts of every ingredient can be tweaked for personal preference.
Cilantro*: fresh herbs aren’t exactly consistent, so a reasonable way to measure is to loosely fill the measuring cup with rough chopped herbs.
A blender can be used in place of a food processor to create creamy hummus.
Hummus should be stored in the refrigerator.
Serve with fresh vegetables, or as a spread, or with tortilla chips.
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