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This dill pickle hummus is vegan, oil free, and gluten free. It is super healthy, easy to make, and absolutely delicious!
I always love using hummus as a veggie or cracker dip. Store-bought hummus is convenient, but often contains unnecessarily added oil.
For a healthier hummus, you can make your own without oil!
This dill pickle hummus is one of my absolute favourites. It is tangy and delicious, and is always a favourite at group events.
What is hummus?
Hummus is a dip or spread that is often used as a veggie dip. It is made with chickpeas as the base, and often also includes tahini.
Garlic and lemon are usually added, along with other ingredients depending on the flavour of hummus.
Hummus can be made in various flavours, even chocolate! Hummus is typically used for vegetables, but dessert hummus is commonly used as a fruit dip.
Some of my favourite hummus flavours include:
- Roasted red pepper hummus
- Garlic and onion hummus
- Dill pickle hummus
What is tahini?
As mentioned, hummus usually includes tahini for added flavour and texture.
Tahini is made from sesame seeds. The seeds are ground into a paste, giving tahini a texture similar to other nut and seed butters.
The sesames seeds can be hulled or unhulled, and roasted or raw before being ground into a paste. Hulling the seeds means removing the outer coat (the hull) of the seeds.
Most store-bought tahini that I have seen is made from hulled sesame seeds. The kind that I buy is also made from sesame seeds that are roasted, which gives a nice flavour.
Is tahini healthy?
One of my top priorities when creating a recipe for my blog is ensuring that it is vegan, delicious, and healthy.
As explained above, tahini is simply made from ground up sesame seeds. Sesame seeds are a great source of fiber and protein, containing about 5 grams of protein per 3 tablespoons. For more about the health benefits of sesame seeds, check out this article.
Some store-bought tahini’s may also be made with added oil, which would make it much less healthy!
Ensure that you check the ingredients to make sure there is no added oil. You could also try making your own! Check out this super simple and healthy tahini recipe.
What can hummus be used for?
Hummus can be used in more ways than just as a veggie dip!
Here are some ideas on how you can use hummus:
- As a veggie dip
- As a chip or cracker dip
- As a sandwich spread
- As a wrap spread
- As a burger sauce
- As a pizza dip
- Thin it out with water or vegetable broth and use it as a salad dressing
How to use dessert hummus:
- As a fruit dip
- As frosting for cake or cupcakes
- As a cracker spread
This dill pickle hummus is:
- Super easy to make
- Flavourful
- Healthy
- Vegan
- Oil-free
- Creamy
If you like tahini, check out this tahini and mustard dressing.
More vegan dips to try:
If you would like to get started with a healthy plant-based diet right away, check out this Vegan Starter Kit e-book from Nutriciously. This e-book contains over 40 recipes, a 14-day meal plan, information on the benefits of a plant-based diet, and so much more!
Dill Pickle Hummus
Ingredients
- 540 ml can of chickpeas
- 2 tablespoons aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas)
- 1 cup diced dill pickles (low sodium)
- 3 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 3 tablespoons tahini (ensure no added oil)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 6 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup chopped yellow onion
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Kim Holsopple
Thanks for the great recipe! Next time, for my preference, I will either use less onion or no onion since that seemed to dominate over the pickles after I added them. I tried adding some pickle juice & that helped with the flavor & made it a less thick which I liked also.
Bree Sheree
Thanks for the comment, Kim. You can also add some more aquafaba or water if you prefer a thinner texture.
Sonya
Could this be done in a blander. I don’t have a processor and could you leave the tahini out?
Bree Sheree
Hi Sonya,
Unfortunately I think it would be very difficult to make this hummus in a blender because of how thick it is. As for the tahini, I have not tried it without.
Rose
Is that fresh dill weed or dried?
Bree Sheree
Dried!
Brenda
Can this be frozen? Wondering if I can preamble and freeze to give as Christmas gifts with homemade crackers?
Bree Sheree
Hmm, I've actually never tried freezing this hummus so I can't really be sure. Sorry!
Tammy
I didn't think you could have chick peas for plant based plan. Because they are a legume?
Bree Sheree
Hi Tammy, chickpeas are plant-based and can definitely be part of a healthy whole foods plant-based diet. Legumes are actually a large and important part of a plant-based diet.
Peter
This is my new favourite hummus!
Bree Sheree
Awesome!
Lin
Tahini is seeds. Seeds have oil in them, do you perhaps mean to make sure the tahini is free of added oils?
Bree Sheree
Yes, that's what I mean. Of course seeds naturally contain oil, but make sure there is no additional oil listed in the ingredients! I will clarify it in the post. Thanks for pointing out that it may be unclear!