Hummus Tahina

Simple and delicious dish of tahina sauce over hummus.

Mar 25, 2026

This simple and delicious dish of tahina sauce over hummus is a frequent breakfast food for me. Make sure to use high quality tahina and chickpeas and you'll be in for a treat.


Ingredients

Tahina Sauce

  • 1/2 cup tahina
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt

Hummus

  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can of organic chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup tahina
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Ground cumin

To serve

  • Olive oil
  • Paprika (optional)

Servings/Yield

3-4


Directions

Make the tahina sauce

  1. In a bowl whisk the tahina with the ice water and lemon juice and season to taste with salt. Set aside.

Make the hummus

  1. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Place them in a food processor bowl fitted with a blade. Add the tahina, water, lemon juice, salt, and ground cumin. Process until smooth. Adjust seasoning with more salt and ground cumin.

To serve

  1. Add a few spoonfuls of hummus to a bowl and spread to the sides (aka the swoosh). Place some tahina sauce in the center. Add some olive oil and garnish with some ground cumin and/or paprika.
  2. Yalla enjoy!!!


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