Quick Homemade Caramelised Onion Hummus Recipe

Love hummus? Make a batch of this delicious caramelised onion hummus & serve it with fresh vegetables for a healthy snack.

It's easy to pick up hummus at the grocery store or supermarket, but homemade is so much nicer and so easy to make too.

When you make homemade hummus like this caramelised onion hummus, you can tweak the flavours each time.

And of course, you know it's not full of artificial colourings, flavours and preservatives.

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• 👩🏻‍🍳 Homemade hummus
• 📋 What you need to make caramelised onion hummus
• 🥣 Cut the oil
• 🥣 Buy the best quality tahini you can
• 🥘 Caramelised onions
• 🥙 How to serve caramelized onion hummus
• 🌡️ Storing homemade hummus
• 🥣 Related recipes - dips
• ⭐ Save your recipes for free!
• 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make quick homemade caramelised onion hummus
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👩🏻‍🍳 Homemade hummus

Homemade hummus or houmous, the other spelling, is super quick and easy to make at home.

All you need is a jar, carton or can of chickpeas and a few other simple ingredients.

Whizz all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor (you can use a stick blender/immersion blender and a jug) and you have the most glorious homemade hummus.

📋 What you need to make caramelised onion hummus

Here are the simple ingredients you need to make this tasty chickpea dip.

• Chickpeas - also known as garbanzo beans
• Aquafaba - some of the chickpea water to help thin the hummus
• Olive oil - I like to use extra virgin olive oil (EVO)
• Tahini - sesame seed paste
• Lemon juice - freshly squeezed
• Garlic - you can add more if you like your houmous garlicky
• Ground cumin - for warmth
• Salt and black pepper - to season
• Caramelised onions - see below

See the full printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for full quantities, method, notes and nutritional information.

For dinner, serve it with this roasted red pepper tofu bake along with beetroot and flatbread.

🥣 Cut the oil

Traditionally hummus is made with lots of olive oil.

Don't get me wrong, it tastes great, but I don't think you need to add that much oil for a rich taste.

Instead of oil being the only liquid, I use less and add some aquafaba from the can of chickpeas.

Aquafaba is basically the chickpea water in the can with the chickpeas.

If you soak and cook dried chickpeas to make hummus or forget and drain the chickpea water, you can just add plain water, it will thin down the hummus to a silky consistency just as well.

Using less oil is healthier and less fattening and it costs less to make the hummus too.

We've all seen the cost of olive oil rise steeply!

Just use a little oil and a few tablespoons of water or aquafaba to thin the hummus.

🥣 Buy the best quality tahini you can

I thought I hated tahini, but I realised after tasting a good quality tahini, what I hated with supermarket tahini which was bitter.

I always buy this Al Nakhil tahini which was recommended to me.

It pours beautifully and has a wonderful creamy flavour that isn't bitter at all.

Have a look in health food shops, the world aisle of supermarkets or online.

The difference is amazing!

🥘 Caramelised onions

You can caramelise onions slowly in a pan with vegan butter and a little brown sugar or balsamic vinegar to make the most wonderful homemade sweet caramelized onions.

However, I did promise you a quick recipe.

The flavour will still be there, but you can turn to a jar for this one.

I add either caramelised onion chutney or jarred caramelised onions.

They are both good to go and add so much flavour.

🥙 How to serve caramelized onion hummus

Here are a few ways I like to serve this caramelized onion hummus recipe for a simple lunchtime meal or a light dinner.

• Pitta Bread - spread thick on pitta, with falafel and salad
• Oatcakes - spread on oatcakes or crackers
• Toast - it's great on toast too
• Crunchy veg - for dunking, think carrot sticks, celery sticks and red pepper strips or broccoli florets
• Sandwich - spread thick on a sandwich with grated carrot and grated beetroot
• Tortilla chips - it makes a tasty dip for tortilla chips or crisps (potato chips)

If you're serving it as a dip, it's quite nice to spoon it into a small pretty bowl and topping it with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of either cayenne pepper or paprika.

I'm sure you will have a few ideas for serving it too.

🌡️ Storing homemade hummus

Once you have made your hummus, spoon it into an airtight container and keep it in the fridge.

You can store it for 3-4 days.

It might keep longer than that, but I like to use it up over a few days.

🥣 Related recipes - dips

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👩🏻‍🍳 How to make quick homemade caramelised onion hummus

These step-by-step photos will show you how to make this smooth hummus with a kick of garlic, some warmth from the cumin and a rich sweet flavour from the caramelised onions.

Full printable recipe card below.

Step 1

• Add the chickpeas and some of the chickpea water (or fresh water) to the jug of a food processor or blender.
• Then add the olive oil, tahini and lemon juice.

Step 2

• Next, add the spices and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the onion and blend until smooth.
• If you would prefer it thinner, add some more water and blend again.
• Serve and enjoy!

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