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Spicy Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus! Made with fresh ingredients and a kick of spice. This homemade hummus is sure to brighten your plate! Perfect for dipping or using as a marinade.
Hummus is one of my favorite foods! If you come to my house, it’s guaranteed you’ll find a hummus in my refrigerator. I love having it with veggies in the afternoon for a quick snack.
I started eating hummus during my 80 pound weight loss journey when I was looking for a way to motivate myself to eat more veggies. Now I’m obsessed with hummus!
This cilantro jalapeño hummus is inspired by my FAVORITE restaurant in Phoenix called Pita Jungle. After my first time there eating it, I had to go home and master my own version. I guarantee this hummus is one you’re gonna be obsessed with!
Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus
This is the best spicy hummus recipe you will ever eat. It’s so delicious and perfect for a quick snack, appetizer or condiment. And, not to worry! If you’re not a spicy person you can totally adjust the heat by using fewer jalapeño peppers.
This hummus is low calorie, gluten free, lower in carbs and easy to make. I may be biased, but homemade hummus is always tastes so much better than store bought. Fresh, bursting with flavor and creamy goodness!
What You Need
- Garbanzo Beans
- Jalapeños
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Cilantro (fresh)
- Tahini
- Water
- Lemon Juice
- Garlic
- Paprika, Cayenne, Salt
How To Make Homemade Hummus
It’s so easy! If you’ve never done it before, not to worry! All you need is a blender or food processor. Add all the hummus ingredients to yours and blend until smooth!
I prefer refrigerating mine in a container for an hour before eating, but you can also your hummus immediately. Either options works!
How To Store Homemade Hummus
This hummus keeps fresh in a container in the refrigerator up to 10 days. While you could freeze hummus, I would not recommend it. It would add a lot of extra moisture to the hummus which would alter the flavor.
What To Serve Hummus With
- Veggies – Broccoli, Celery, Cucumber, Cauliflower, Carrots, Radishes, Jicama basically any veggie you love!
- Appetizer – Serve with tortilla chips or grain-free crackers for parties or gatherings.
- Condiment – This hummus is great for topping on my grilled shrimp taco recipe, easy chicken enchiladas or a high protein quesadilla!
- Marinade – Hummus is great for chicken and fish marinades. Use this jalapeno hummus recipe as an easy chicken marinade like this hummus chicken recipe!
Want more healthy hummus recipes? Try this easy red pepper hummus, no bean keto hummus or this delicious edamame hummus recipe!
Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded & diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 6 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 15 oz chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
- Remove hummus from blender, sprinkle with more cayenne. Serve with fresh veggies or use as a marinade.
- Store hummus in the refrigerator up to 10 days.
Notes
- Each serving is 2 tablespoons
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wow this looks like some great Hummus to give a try, perfect to put out at parties or before dinner, I love dipping almost anything in my hummus.
I love hummus, my family…. well my girls like a sweet potato hummus I make and a few others but not just plain hummus. My husband is iffy as well but I just got him a horseradish hummus. We both love spicy foods and I think I’m going to make this for him and hope he likes it, if not I guess I get it all! Extra love for the green color!
Yum…sweet potato hummus sounds amazing so does horseradish. You & I definitely love spice!
this is dangerous for me! i’d eat gallons! LOL! yum
Haha & that’s a problem?!?
I really had no idea how easy it was to make hummus. I love it! I saw the picture of it on Instagram and had to check out the recipe. Tha KS for sharing!
You should try making your own some time.
I haven’t made my own hummus, ever. Mostly because I’m not sure anyone in my family would eat it! But this looks easy and fool proof so I might give it a try the next time I need a good dip.
You should try one of the paleo versions. They’re yummy!
Your hummus recipes are so genius! This is timely – I bought “low fat” hummus from Whole Foods yesterday, and it actually tasted like lemon + nothing. I am going to whip up a homemade batch tonight, so I will give one of these a shot!
Jill
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I didn’t know they made low fat hummus. I can imagine it wasn’t that tasty.
I am a hummus fiend as well and love to make my own hummus. That pita place sounds great when should we meet for lunch? 🙂
Anytime! I’m always there. 🙂
Oooo I love this! I’m a huuuuge hummus fan and this seems like an awesome combination!
Thanks, Taca!
I love hummus and its best friend: babaganoush which is made from eggplant. So far I have had it with spinach, garlic, lemon, paprika and I so desperately want to try making it sweet to see how it tastes. Perhaps with cinnamon or nutmeg?
I’ve never made babaganoush, but I have had it. Hmm…you may have sparked a new recipe idea!
pita jungle sounds like my kinda place! I love those pita restaurants that give healthy options, but they are so filling and delicious! I wish there was one around here! This sounds great Megan, you know I love my hummus, and giving it a bit of a kick is such a good idea! Tahnks so much for joining us for meatless monday 🙂
Told you we were thinking the same last week! 😉