2 Ingredient Hummus

This 2 ingredient hummus takes just minutes to make and is the perfect healthy snack. You'll just need a can of cooked chickpeas and some olive oil, and your easy hummus will be ready to eat in less than 5 minutes!

This healthy hummus really is as simple as a recipe can be. In fact if you count olive oil as a store cupboard item, it could even be classified as one ingredient: a can of chickpeas. This simple hummus also takes less than 5 minutes to make.

Hummus is such a useful thing to have on hand. if you've feeling peckish, it's a perfect healthy snack with a few carrot sticks or celery. It's great in wraps as a vegan alternative to mayonnaise. It'll transform roast veggies into a luscious dish. (I love roast cauliflower, smothered in hummus and served in a seeded flatbread.) It also great to serve with quick flatbreads and lentil and carrot salad for a speedy lunch.

Health benefits of 2 ingredient hummus

The advantage of homemade hummus is that you have control over the ingredients. So your healthy hummus will be additive free. And you can choose a good quality oil, which is much better for you.

As a health food, hummus is perfect. It's simply pureed chickpeas, with some oil and seasonings. Chickpeas are a pulse, and count towards your 5 A Day. They are rich in fibre, contain protein and are packed with vitamins and minerals including iron and folic acid. (Read more about the health benefits of chickpeas here).

Chickpeas are also a key ingredient in this healthy chocolate spread recipe.

Olive oil is also good for your health. Try to use extra virgin oil in this recipe as you'll gain more of the anti-inflammatory benefits. Olive oil is also rich in powerful antioxidants. It's a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet, one of the most researched diets, which has proven benefits including prevention of heart disease and strokes.

How to make healthy hummus

This 2 ingredient hummus is incredibly easy to make, and takes about 2 minutes. I make this hummus with a hand blender in a tall jug, as it's much easy to wash up than the food processor, and seems to have a better texture as well. I find that using my food processor ends up with a grainier texture than the hand blender, although if you have a high powered processor your hummus will be much creamier. If you want to make hummus by hand, then you'll need to do it in a mortar and pestle, and use a lot of elbow grease!

Tinned chickpeas are a great store cupboard item to have on hand. However, if you use them regularly, you might like to try dried chickpeas. They contain slightly higher levels of a number of key nutrients, and of course work out much cheaper. I batch cook chickpeas in the slow cooker so I can leave them unattended. I cook the entire pack, and then freeze them in tubs for convenience.

This recipe is for hummus without tahini. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds, but it is quite expensive, and you might not happen to have a jar in the cupboard. But if you do, go ahead and add a tablespoon or two. You could also add a squeeze of lemon or a pinch of cumin if you like.

Homemade hummus will store well in the fridge for a few days. You could also freeze it, although ours always gets eaten on the day it's made;)

If you have run out of chickpeas you can also make kidney bean hummus or butter bean hummus. In the spring you might also like to try this wild garlic hummus which has a mild garlic flavour and a delicate green colour. You can also make a green pea hummus or dip.

You might also like:

Crispy roast chickpeas. These little crispy gems go very nicely with hummus, or on top of a salad

Quick flatbreads You can't beat freshly made bread, warm from the pan!

There's also lots of other simple healthy lunch recipes on Cinnamon and Kale.

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Recipe

Please note nutritional information is per serving and is provided for guidance only.