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Did you know you could make salad dressing out of hummus? This quick and simple hummus dressing hack is perfect for making a homemade salad dressing or sauce with just 3 ingredients!

Hummus Dressing
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For much of my career as a cookbook author and recipe writer, I’ve been trying to convince people to make homemade salad dressings and sauces. While I am still 100% in that camp, I get why it’s so much easier to do store-bought. When I’m in the middle of a recipe, there’s nothing more deflating than a sauce or dressing recipe that uses a long list of ingredients or a blender!

Here’s our new hack: hummus dressing! Yes, you can use that purchased tub (or homemade if you have it) as the basis for a 3 ingredient recipe. Use it as a hummus salad dressing for greens, or even a hummus sauce for bowl meals. It’s such a fun trick!

Use a quality brand of hummus

Here’s the most important thing about this hummus dressing: make sure to use a quality brand of hummus! We suggest steering clear of the popular Sabra brand: the flavor has a strong chemical aftertaste (possibly due to the citric acid used as a preservative, at least according to Reddit).

Make sure to use a hummus brand with a creamy, tangy and smooth flavor. Experiment to find a brand you love. (We have a few we like, which we can respond to in comments if you are interested!)

Tips for making hummus dressing

This humus dressing is more of an idea than a strict recipe, so keep that in mind when making it! It’s all about adjusting quantities so you have the right consistency and flavor. Again, make sure to use a quality hummus brand. Here are a few notes:

  • Use more liquid if it does not come to a drizzle-able consistency. You can add more lemon juice or water.
  • Adjust the flavor with a pinch of salt or sugar if desired. All hummus brands vary, so you may find you need a pop from salt. If it tastes too acidic, add a pinch of sugar to balance it out.

Storing leftovers

This hummus dressing stores up to 5 days refrigerated. It thickens when cold, so you may want to bring it to room temperature and add a little water if necessary to bring to a consistency that is able to drizzle.

Farro Bowl with hummus dressing

Ways to use hummus dressing

Hummus dressing works not only on salads but bowl meals, for dipping, and more! Here are a few fun ideas:

Dietary notes

This hummus dressing is vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

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Hummus Dressing

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Did you know you could make salad dressing out of hummus? This quick and simple hummus dressing hack is perfect for making a homemade salad dressing or sauce with just 3 ingredients!

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: ½ cup 1x
  • Category: Dressing
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: Salad
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup high quality hummus (avoid Sabra)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (more water if necessary)

Instructions

  1. Mix the ingredients in a medium bowl. Taste and if desired, you can add a pinch or two of salt or sugar to balance the flavors.
  2. Stores up to 5 days refrigerated; it thickens when cold so bring to room temperature and/or add a little water if necessary to bring to a consistency that is able to drizzle.

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Want more dressing ideas? Some of our favorite salad dressing recipes are this homemade Caesar dressing, Green Goddess dressing, cilantro lime dressing, balsamic vinaigrette, Italian dressing, and salsa ranch dressing.

About the authors

Alex & Sonja

Hi! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of the acclaimed cookbooks A Couple Cooks and Pretty Simple Cooking—and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share seasonal recipes and the joy of home cooking. Now, we’ve got over 3,000 well-tested recipes, including Mediterranean diet, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, smoothies, cocktails, and more!

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  1. christine H says:

    What a great idea! I have some hummus in my fridge that this will be perfect for. Thanks for a simple but great idea!