This spicy creamy Jalapeño Cilantro Hummus comes together in minutes. Why buy hummus, when it is so easy to make your own!
This Jalapeño Cilantro Hummus is my latest hummus creation, the other hummus recipes being Chipotle Hummus and Spicy Black Bean Hummus.
This dip would go great with my Spicy Flax Crackers, which also have jalapeño. This is a perfect dip for a party or potluck.
You may want to make a double batch, because it is so good!
Hummus is about the easiest condiment that you can make. It literally takes a few minutes to make, especially once you know how you like your basic hummus, which is how I always start mine.
So after I have my base ingredients, I add in the flavors that I like.
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🧾 Ingredients
- Garbanzo beans (chickpeas): I used canned chickpeas. Adds the texture, flavor, and creaminess hummus is known for.
- Tahini: Also a traditional hummus ingredient. Adds a nutty sesame flavor.
- Jalapeño: Adds a spicy flavor. If you don't like a lot of spice you could leave out the seeds and ribs or use less. For more spice you could use a serrano pepper.
- Fresh cilantro: Adds a fresh citrusy flavor. I know for some people it tastes like soap. If that's the case for you, leave it out or use fresh parsley instead.
- Lemon juice: Adds a bright tart flavor.
- Garlic: Adds a pungent flavor.
- Cumin: Adds a warm spice flavor.
- Water: To thin it out.
- Olive oil: Adds creaminess. Extra virgin olive oil is best for this recipe.
- Salt: Enhances the other flavors.
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🔪 Instructions
Blend garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, olive oil, water, chopped jalapeño, cilantro, and cumin in a food processor until you have a smooth and creamy consistency.
🥡 Storage
This jalapeño cilantro hummus recipe will last about 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
Ways To Use Hummus
- Taquitos
- Wrap
- Sandwich
- Tortilla pizza
- Tostadas
- Burrito
🍽 Serving
- Crackers
- Tortilla chips
- Fresh veggies: sliced cucumbers, bell pepper,
- Wrap
- Sandwich
- Tortilla pizza
- On toast
- Pita chips or pita bread (if you know of a gluten-free brand I'd love to know about it!)
Other Hummus Recipes
Serve this spicy hummus at your next party and watch it disappear. You should probably make extra since it will go so fast.
*Don't forget to come back and leave your feedback and star rating.
📋 Recipe
Jalapeño Cilantro Hummus
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15 ounces garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ cup lemon juice (1 lemon)
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin olive oil is best
- 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeño
- ¾ cup cilantro
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a food processor.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Kim says
Im always unsure when I make hummus, am I supposed to drain the chickpeas for this recipe? Or should I leave them with the liquid?
Can’t wait to try this recipe out!!! Thank you!
Willow Moon says
Yup you drain the chickpeas. I like to rinse them too to get the salt off.
Denise says
I used to buy hummus, but no longer! I will be making this recipe again. It had just the right amount of spice.
Willow Moon says
Thanks Denise!
DT says
This is gonna be my next recipe— Pinned it!
Willow Moon says
Great! I hope you like it!
Tiara Wasner says
I love Hummus! I'll have to try this next time i make it.
Willow Moon says
I hope you like it as much as I do!
Christine | Vermilion Roots says
The cilantro, jalapeno and cumin in this recipe are winning me over. Pinned. 🙂
Willow Moon says
Thank you!
mysocalledchaos says
This recipe seriously includes three of my very favorite food things-how could it go wrong? I want to try this!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says
My hubby would LOVE this. He is a big jalapeño guy! And I love cilantro. So it's like a perfect married for an imperfect (but great) marriage 😉
Willow Moon says
I am a big lover of cilantro and jalapeño as well! Of course there's also green chiles, and serrano, and chipotle...