Creamy caramelized onion hummus, made with real caramelized onions, tahini, garlic, and lemon. Cheaper, tastier, and dare I say healthier than the store-bought kind!
Recipe by Yup, it's Vegan on September 26, 2018
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT35M
Total time: PT50M
Rating
5 stars (2 reviews)
Keywords
caramelized onion hummus
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil (divided, plus more for serving)
3 large yellow or white onions (thinly sliced)
6 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
3 cups cooked chickpeas ((remove the skins if desired for a smoother texture))
salt to taste ((I start with 1 tsp if cooking my chickpeas from scratch, or 1/3 tsp if using canned chickpeas))
Categories
Appetizer
dips
Cuisine
gluten-free
Mediterranean
nut-free
refined sugar-free
vegan
vegetarian
Steps
Add 1 tbsp of the olive oil to a large, wide skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the onion slices with a pinch of salt and stir well to break them up. Reduce the heat to medium-low so that you just barely hear the onions sizzling. Continue to cook, stirring only occasionally and keeping the onions spread out in the pan, until the onions have reduced significantly in size and darkened deeply (but not burned), about 30 minutes. Set aside.
Add the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil, lemon juice, tahini and garlic to a food processor and blend until relatively smooth, scraping down the sides if needed. Add half of the cooked chickpeas and half of the caramelized onions, blending to combine. Reserve a few caramelized onions for topping and then add the rest of the onions and chickpeas to the food processor. Blend until smooth, and season to taste with salt and more lemon juice.
Serve topped with the remaining caramelized onions (you can chop them up if you like) and with an extra drizzle of oil, if desired. This caramelized onion hummus is tasty warm and fresh, but it's actually even better after a night in the fridge for the flavors to meld. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 5-7 days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 0.25 cups
Calories: 120 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
Reviews
William Staats on 2022-06-05 (5 stars): excellent and easy
Lisa is Planted365 on 2018-10-01 (5 stars): Ooooh, yum. This looks delicious. I can eat my weight in hummus.
