Making tomato basil hummus has been at the top of my recipe-making list for a long time. I kept seeing all these delicious-looking sun-dried or roasted tomato hummus recipes on Pinterest. I just wanted an easier and faster way to make tomato basil hummus. Lazy, I know...
To be honest, I at first thought that adding whole, fresh tomatoes to hummus would just taste weird. I really went in thinking that there's a 50% chance I'm going to have to throw away a whole bowl of hummus and that would just be DEVASTATING!
My youngest sister came to visit me during this time and I thought if it's really that horrible, I'll just make her eat it. That's what little sisters are for, right?
The thing is this tomato hummus blew my mind! It was so good that I ended up making it 3x that week, just to keep up with demand.
The best thing is though that my kids go insane for this hummus. It's a nice alternative to the avocado hummus they always want me to make. My 2 yr old likes to spoon it onto a slice of bread or cracker and then just lick it off. I guess if I wasn't "grown-up", I'd do the same ;)
If you've never made hummus yourself...you haven't lived! I'm sorry, but SCREW storebought hummus...this is so so so so so so much better!
Did I also mention cheaper and faster? In the time that it takes you to get in your car, drive to the grocery store, and get back, you could have made 6 batches of different hummus.
Want to see how long it takes? Here: Put everything in a food processor...
Pulse until smooth (usually around 2 minutes)...
and done! Wasn't too hard, huh?
Fresh Tomato Basil Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Chickpeas soaked and cooked or rinsed and drained from a can
- 1 Garlic Clove
- ⅓ of a cup Tahini Sesame Paste- buy it here
- 10 - 12 fresh Basil leaves
- ¼ of a teaspoon Salt
- 10 - 12 Cherry Tomatoes or Mini Roma Tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil optional
- Fresh Cracked Pepper optional
Instructions
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Place all chickpeas, garlic, tahini, basil, salt, and tomatoes in a food processor and pulse until smooth. If it is too thick, add water ½ of a tablespoon at a time. If too runny, add more chickpeas or tahini.
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Transfer tomato hummus to a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and fresh cracked pepper (optional).
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Serve hummus with crackers, pita bread, or veggies.
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Store tomato hummus in refrigerator for up to 4 days, covered.
Recipe Notes
1.) I find using small tomatoes like cherry and mini roma tomatoes add the most tomato flavor to this hummus. You can, however, also use any other type of tomato. Keep in mind that the larger the tomato in size the less of them you will need for this hummus.
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Lauren says
Wow I can see myself eating this all by myself nom nom nom!
Madiha Nawaz says
This is gorgeous! I'd love to try this recipe the next time I make hummus.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Sophia @veggies dont bite says
I LOVE hummus! We eat it with a spoon over here. This one sounds great but I love the link to all the others too!
Traditionallymodernfood says
Love hummus.. I should try this
Jenn says
This sounds fantastic! I bet the fresh tomatoes just liven it all up. Great recipe!
Ginny McMeans says
I was so excited when I saw the title. I love fresh tomatoes and love hummus. Put them together and - happiness!
[email protected] says
I love hummus and have made it with sun-dried tomatoes but never fresh. Such a great idea!
The Vegan 8 says
This hummus looks so delicious Vanessa! Love how simple it is too! I love hummus so much, but it has to be super creamy, I"m not into chunky hummus, and yours looks perfect! Thanks for linking to my pizza hummus before as well!
Linda @ Veganosity says
I love that your two year old eats hummus! Although I can see why, this looks so good, Vanessa.
Healing Tomato says
Tomato and hummus is my favorite combination. I love this recipe so much and the 28 hummus recipes really makes me happy.
Maria G. says
This looks delicious, and it doesn't contain all the oil traditional hummus has. Congratulations with your success!
(And you forgot to mention one of the most important aspects of making your own hummus: you "have" to do a lot of taste testing, and then you get to lick the food processor afterwards!)
lucie says
I LOVE hummus, it has to be one of my alltime favourite things to have with a meal. Will definitely be trying this!
Beverley @ sweaty&fit says
Hahah this post was great. I don't have a little sister, but i would imagine that's what they're there for. and apparently i haven't lived, so i will get RIGHT ON THAT, this weekend. Because this hummus looks freaking amazing
Manali @ CookWithManali says
this hummus looks delicious Vanessa, I will have to give this a try!
Sina @ Vegan Heaven says
I love tomato hummus! And your pictures look amazing, Vanessa! :-)
giulia says
I like a lot hummus, and I'm going to try also this version and if it is good as seems I will use as part of next dinner with friends!!!
Brenda says
I just got done making this and it turned out really good! It's a keeper!
Vanessa Croessmann says
Thanks, Brenda! I'm so happy you liked the Tomato Basil Hummus. It's one of my favorites ;)
Jacquelyn Pekar says
Only ONE garlic clove? Oh, I don’t think so! 😆