# Hummus Vegan recipe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 29, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123 "2021-11-29T09:47:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/1 "2021-11-29T09:47:31Z")
What the everloving hell? Making hummus is pretty much totally vegan, I can’t actually come up with a recipe that isn’t vegan - it is chickpeas, olive oil, garlic and potentially parsley or paprika sprinkled on top. Until you get into some of the funky ones [what is in chocolate hummus?] it should not include dairy or critter bits. I can not believe what I see online sometimes like diet water, gluten free water [!] and vegan whatever … ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/2 "2021-11-29T11:02:55Z")
> **[Is Hummus Vegan? Can A Chickpea Spread Ever Be Off-Limits?](https://happyhappyvegan.com/is-hummus-vegan/)** > > Is hummus vegan? What could possibly scupper a chickpea dip and make it unsafe for plant-based practitioners? Find out here! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/3 "2021-11-29T11:19:30Z")
A proper hummus always has lemon juice. Still vegan, but it should be pointed out. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/4 "2021-11-29T11:28:12Z")
And tahini, of course. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/5 "2021-11-29T14:43:37Z")
The hummus paste itself is totally vegan. What may be non-vegan are potential funky garnishes like ground beef. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/6 "2021-11-29T16:46:57Z")
I’m wondering if the recipe you saw includes “Vegan” as a search engine optimization tool, so folks searching for “vegan recipes” or “vegan dips” or “vegan chickpeas” will have that recipe come up on the first page. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/7 "2021-11-29T16:51:16Z")
This must be it. ⬆ ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/8 "2021-11-29T17:08:19Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > What may be non-vegan are potential funky garnishes like ground beef. I just . . . I can’t . . . ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/9 "2021-11-29T17:34:41Z")
While hummus in the US is typically vegan, someone unfamiliar with it may not know if it’s made with, say, dairy. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/10 "2021-11-29T20:53:10Z")
I guess we Arkansans could put lard in it instead of sesame oil. Italian POWs held in Arkansas during WWII rioted when given lard instead of olive oil. -My Vast Storehouse of Useless Knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/11 "2021-11-29T21:47:30Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > I just . . . I can’t . . . Hummus with ground beef (and pine nuts, garlic and spices) is a popular Middle Eastern dish. [![](https://i1.wp.com/humus101.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Hummus-Meat-Nachmani-TLV.jpg?fit=829%2C622&ssl=1) ](https://i1.wp.com/humus101.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Hummus-Meat-Nachmani-TLV.jpg?fit=829%2C622&ssl=1) ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/12 "2021-11-29T22:56:00Z")
Well, at least you could eat around the meat. The hummus is really just a container in that presentation. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/14 "2021-11-30T00:33:09Z")
That looks really good. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/15 "2021-11-30T10:39:00Z")
I suppose, mrAru suggested bacon jam as an ingredient for hummus =) I just am baffled because as I said, hummus [proper original hummus] is a limited list of vegetable based ingredients. Great, my goddaughter just chimed in about the amount of bug parts allowed in american commercially made foods… yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/16 "2021-11-30T11:01:03Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > That looks really good. It does, doesn’t it? I know what I’m having for dinner tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/17 "2021-11-30T15:17:38Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Well, at least you could eat around the meat. I suppose you could, but you’re supposed to eat the hummus and the meat together. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/18 "2021-11-30T20:36:00Z")
Many farmers exploit bees to pollenate their crops. Are plants that are so pollenated, still vegan? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/19 "2021-11-30T21:09:25Z")
“Gluten free water” was bottled in a plant that does not process gluten-containing foods. For some people, that’s as important as being, say, peanut-free. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/20 "2021-12-01T00:04:12Z")
True, but water is still a bit of an oddball because it’s not something you tend to even expect might use gluten-containing equipment. I’m pretty sure it’s on the list of things you don’t actually have to test for gluten to label as gluten free. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123/21 "2021-12-01T06:05:46Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > “Gluten free water” was bottled in a plant that does not process gluten-containing foods. For some people, that’s as important as being, say, peanut-free. You know that’s literally homeopathy? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123.md?page=2)