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Creamy Tofu Hummus

A creamy hummus made with chickpeas, silken tofu, lemon, tahini, sesame oil, cumin, salt, garlic, and optional hot sauce.

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Why it works: Chickpea and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Creamy Tofu Hummus

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Blend everything well in a food processor or blender.

  2. Adjust to taste. Add more lemon juice or water if too thick.

  3. Serve with raw veggies, pita, as sandwich filling etc.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

568Calories
19 gProtein
43 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Tofu100g firm76
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chickpea + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Chickpea + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together78 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Chickpea + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together527 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chickpeas
Form the bulk of the hummus, giving body and a creamy, dense texture when blended.
Soft tofu
Adds creaminess and moisture, making the spread smooth and light while lowering the need for oil.
Tahini
Contributes nutty richness and fat, helping the spread taste smooth and full.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavour and balances the rich chickpeas and tahini.
Garlic
Provides pungent aroma and sharpness that becomes mellower in the finished spread.
Cumin
Adds warm, earthy aroma that rounds out the flavour of the spread.

The step that matters

Blend until fully smooth. Chickpea skins and fibres stay gritty unless blended long enough, and thickness is easiest to correct before serving by adding lemon juice or water, since the spread thickens as it rests.

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, tofu, lemon, sesame, cumin, pepper, sauce):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Tahinithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, tofu, lemon, sesame, cumin, pepper, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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