Pine Nut Hummus

5 from 3 votes

Pine Nut Hummus combines toasted pine nuts with garbanzo beans, tahini paste, garlic, lemon, and spices. Taking the skins off the garbanzo beans is worth the time because it gets ultra creamy!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword everything bagel seasoning, toasted pine nut hummus

Prep Time 25

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 361kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

15 oz. garbanzo beans - drained and peeled
1/3 cup tahini paste - well stirred
1/2 large lemon - freshly squeezed
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
4 - 6 Tablespoons pine nuts - toasted, divided
1-2 teaspoons Everything Bagel Seasoning
2 teaspoons olive oil
8-9 Tablespoons cold water - or more
swirl of olive oil - to serve
freshly ground black pepper - to taste
crackers or toasted pita chips, misc veggies - to serve

Instructions

Toast the pine nuts. In a medium skillet, toasted the pine nuts over medium heat until fragrant and just browned.
Remove skins. Sit down on a bar stool by the kitchen counter (watching the Food Network or some other show) 😀 and remove the skins from the garbanzo beans. Add to a food processor.
15 oz. garbanzo beans
Combine ingredients. To the food processor, add garlic, tahini paste, lemon juice, spices, some of the pine nuts, olive oil, and about half of the cold water.
If you get a chance to make your own Everything Bagel Seasoning, I highly recommend it!
1 clove garlic, 1/3 cup tahini paste, 1/2 large lemon, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1-2 teaspoons Everything Bagel Seasoning, 4 - 6 Tablespoons pine nuts, 2 teaspoons olive oil
Pulse. Pulse ingredients until well combined. It will be thick and clumpy at this point.
Add additional water. Then add more cold water while processing, until you get the right consistency. Add a tablespoon at a time, until really creamy. I used about 8-9 Tablespoons of water in total.
8-9 Tablespoons cold water
Finish. Spoon hummus into a pretty bowl, top with more toasted pine nuts, a swirl of olive oil, some black pepper, and some additional Everything Bagel Seasoning.
Serve with crackers or toasted pita chips and miscellaneous veggies.
swirl of olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, crackers or toasted pita chips, misc veggies

Notes

Peeling the skin off of the garbanzo beans is necessary to get a creamy texture.
Adding the cold water is what makes the hummus ultra creamy and light. Use the amount that makes the consistency right for you.
You can adjust the spices to your liking, or add others.
Reserve some toasted pine nuts for the top.

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