This recipe for Dill Pickle Hummus is smooth, creamy, tangy, perfectly full of garlic, and just savory enough to make it the perfect dip or spread.Β Β If you know me, you know I love a good copycat recipe.Β I especially love, after multiple taste-tests, when I nail it! Even better, is when someone in the MVF family tells me that my copycat version is even better than the original. Yaaaaaaas ππ».Β No testing necessary for you to rock this Copycat Trader Joe’s Dill Pickle Hummus.Β Trust me here, don’t be dill-y π€£.
Taraβs Tips for Perfect Dill Pickle Hummus:
- Options for your chickpeas: use one can (drained and rinsed) or you can start with dry beans.
- If starting with dry garbanzo beans: place one cup of beans + 3 cups of water in instant pot, press manual and adjust timer to 40 minutes, allow pressure to release naturally, drain and cool.
- One and a half cups of cooked garbanzo beans = 1 can.
- The SECRET ingredient in making perfect hummus? ICE WATER! Yep, you heard me correctly.Β Ice water.Β Works every time to create perfect consistency and you do not need the oil.
- Make sure your tahini only has one ingredient: sesame seeds! You don’t need anything else in there!!!! Making oil-free hummus out of ingredients with added oils does not make sense …. check your labels!
- Letβs talk about the pickles.Β Dill pickles.Β If you are going for copycat Trader Joe’s, don’t use a different pickle.Β If you are just looking for tangy pickle hummus, choose whatever pickle you love.
- Use fresh dill! None of that dried out stuff.Β It seriously tastes different and you will be sorry.
- Serving suggestions: as a dip with crackers, pita bread cut into triangles, pita chips, pretzels, or cut fresh veggies.Β Alternatively, you could spread this into your favorite sandwich, wrap, veggie burger, or onto a toasted slice of rye or sourdough bread, yum!
- Store leftovers in a glass, airtight container for up to 7 days.Β This does not freeze well because it does not defrost with a good consistency.
Do you LOVE hummus like I do?
Try my other favorite hummus recipes:Β Oil-Free Chipotle Hummus, Β Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus (Oil-Free!),Β Brownie Batter Hummus,Β Cake Batter Dessert Hummus,Β Edible Vegan Cookie Dough (Easy +Healthy!)!
Copycat Trader Joe's Dill Pickle Hummus
You will NEVER want to buy store-bought hummus again after you try this easy + yummy + oil-free homemade Dill Pickle Hummus recipe! Plant-Based Snack Perfection!
Ingredients
- 1 can of chickpeas or 1 Β½ cups cooked chickpeas (rinsed + drained)
- 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles
- ΒΌ cup tahini (be sure your tahini has only one ingredient: sesame seeds!)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt + black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp dill pickle juice (from the jar of dill pickles)
- 1/2 cup ice
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
Directions
- Step 1 Combine chickpeas, 1/4 cup of the dill pickles, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt + pepper in a blender or food processor.
- Step 2 Pulse a few times to initially combine the ingredients.
- Step 3 Pause your blender or food processor, open + scrape down the sides.
- Step 4 Add ice + dill pickle juice. Blend until smooth. If your hummus is too thick, add 1 tbsp water at this time and blend again.
- Step 5 Pour hummus into a bowl + add the remaining chopped dill pickles, and 1/2 of the chopped dill, and stir.
- Step 6 Top with the additional dill+ more black pepper to taste.
- Step 7 Eat or serve immediately or store in an airtight glass container for up to 7 days.
*recipe tested and updated 9/20/2023
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I love pickles. This looks exciting.
Amazing! Super easy and super tasty. This is a new favorite to whip up!
I am so happy you enjoyed it! This is one of our favorites!!!
Like the taste but adding the ice made mine way too watery. Going to try it without the extra liquid next time
Hi! Thank you for the feedback, we tested this recipe again and depending on the chickpeas and the pickles it can come out too watery. I have modified the recipe to indicate this using less ice and less pickle juice. – Tara