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20 Recipes for Hummus, the Best Dip There Ever Was

The world is your creamy, dreamy hummus bowl—try these 20 recipes and see.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Sue Li

You can run off into the sunset with your sour cream and onion dip. We're staying put with hummus, the creamiest, dreamiest spread of them all. A straightforward chickpea base lends itself to infinite riffs and applications—as a spread, as a dip, as dinner in its own right, or as an accompaniment to homemade falafel. The world is your hummus bowl. Try these 20 recipes and see.

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    5/20

    Black-Eyed Pea Hummus

    Black-eyed peas and garlic bring a surprising and comforting depth of flavor to already-awesome hummus.

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    Alex Lau
    6/20

    Diana's Hummus

    Designer Alex Tatusian mother ran a short-lived hummus business, and this is the recipe he still swears by.

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    19/20

    Edamame Hummus

    This rustic dip is an easy way to add bright flavor and color (and vegetables!) to the hors d'oeuvre table.

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    Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
    20/20

    Creamy Hummus with Cumin

    Don’t be afraid to let the food processor run the full 2 minutes. It’s one of the keys to supersmooth, aerated hummus.

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