I’ve been making this dish for my family for a while, and it never fails. Everyone always enjoys it when my kids share it with the team on ski excursions! They frequently inquire as to the reason our hummus is a dark brown tint. Olives are to blame! The dish tastes just as good without the feta and/or olives. Fantastic with vegetables, chips, crackers, or pita bread!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ cup tahini (Optional)
- ¼ cup sweet chili sauce (Optional)
- 15 pitted kalamata olives
- 3 cloves garlic, or more to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water, or as needed (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or as needed
- 1 teaspoon olive oil, or to taste
Instructions
- Blend garbanzo beans, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, feta cheese, tahini, chili sauce, olives, garlic, basil, cumin, dill, and salt in the blender until smooth. Add water for a thinner consistency. Transfer hummus to a serving bowl and garnish with parsley and drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Serve warm or cold.
- Celery salt can be used in place of regular salt.
- Add more olive oil instead of water at the end of blending if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 127 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 399 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Holy moly, this is outstanding hummus! The only thing I didn’t have was the sweet chili sauce, but it was outstanding even without that. I absolutely LOVE feta cheese and kalamata olives, so when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. I would never have put this combination of flavors together (especially the dill and basil), but it is a winner! Thank you for my new favorite hummus recipe!
This was delicious! I made it without the Kalamata olives or sweet chili sauce because I didn’t have them in my pantry. I cooked dried chickpeas in chicken broth well seasoned with salt. For that reason, I drizzled in more oil than called for to achieve the creamy smoothness desired. I used a food processor, as my old blender couldn’t handle the initial density of the unblended mixture.
Amazing recipe! Didn’t use chili sauce since I didn’t have it on hand but still amazing. Can’t wait to make it again using the sauce.
Delectable! I went heavy on the chopped olives and used fresh minced basil. Next time I’ll save some liquid from the bonzo can to thin the hummus instead of using water.
This shouldn’t be called decadent hummus it should be called crack hummus. It’s freaking addictive.
We omitted the olives because I hate them, but added everything else. Hands down the best hummus I’ve ever had – better than store bought!!
This was a great recipe. I love the herbs/spices. I did make a couple of minor adjustments: I left out the chile sauce b/c I didn’t want sweet. I wanted savory. I increased all of the herbs including the garlic by another 1/2, and I only put a splash of lemon juice. At the end, I decided to cream it up and make it a bit more decadent, so I added 2 oz of cream cheese. It was perfect!! My adult daughters said it was better than any restaurant. Thank you for a great recipe.
I used fresh basil and skipped the olives, didn’t have any, My wife an I ate all 3 pounds of it in 2 days. Very nice recipe, Thank you!!!
Need more feedback from others but I sure like this! I subbed 1 tsp. of turmeric for 1 of the cumin as I’m not a huge cumin fan. Love the salty/sweet and the consistency was perfect. Very versatile recipe as others have noted.
delicious recipe. thanks for sharing.
I must admit I was a bit sceptical with all those ingredients, but I had to try it. it’s really good, but I might use a different chili sauce since the one I used made it a bit too sweet. maybe use a harissa instead. thanks for sharing the recipe. it’s worth a try!
Just made it now for my dinner party….DELICIOUS !!! I’m Greek and we never put tahini in our hummus but I tried it and love it with this recipe- I think it toned down the salty ness of the olives.
Left out the olives, feta, and dill since I didn’t have them on hand. It was excellent!! Will make again for sure!
This is a great recipe, but I didn’t have some things. I was out of basil (how did that happen?). I substituted the feta with plain yogurt. It was a little too sweet so I added another 3 tablespoons of olives and 1 teaspoon sambas oelek to spice it up. I’m sitting here with a mouthful …. so good. Next time I will try it the way it is written. I don’t think it needs any water, because I like my hummus thick.
I fricking love this recipe, it’s so adaptable. I’ve made it a dozen times now, with subtle variations (based on available ingredients at home) and it’s been excellent every single time. Rather than adding water, my trick is one can drained, one can not. Perfect smooth consistency. If I want a little thicker, I “sploosh” out a little water from the second can. I’ve done none with fresh basil. One I used canned chopped black olives, store brand. Then no olives. Then kalamata, etc. One without cheese, for a vegan consideration. Etc, etc. Every one is perfect, whatever seasonings you add.
So delicious and creamy! Must say though, it was more on the sweeter side than anything else but I added cayenne pepper for a little kick. Will be my new go-to! Thank you!
So delicious and creamy! Must say though, it was more on the sweeter side than anything else but I added cayenne pepper for a little kick. Will be my new go-to! Thank you!
Lovely base recipe – I used great northern beans and because I used adobo sauce in place of sweet chili, I left out the lemon and dill, I never use tahini because I don’t like it
Fantastic! Added crushed red pepper. New favorite hummus recipe!
Not much flavor to this. Followed recipe except for adding a dash of cayenne. Will stick with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.
All I can say is absolutely amazing!