Dill pickle lovers, this is going to be your new favorite hummus flavor for sure! This super creamy and tangy Dill Pickle hummus is made with butterbeans and the added zip of dill pickles for a delicious, creamy dip you'll want to make over and over!
I love making and eating hummus, for snacks, to serve at a party or just to have on hand for sandwiches. Homemade hummus is always preferable to store-bought hummus as you can control the ingredients and oil content, plus you can try different flavors so easily!
If you're into hummus and dips with a creamy airy texture, then making it with butterbeans in place of the traditional chickpeas is my favourite trick. Try this Creamy Butter Bean Hummus as the base, then get creative with other flavors. If you're after another fun hummus, definitely check out this Sun Dried Tomato Hummus. And of course all hummus needs crackers for dipping, these Crispy Chickpea Flour Crackers are so good you can just eat them on their own, or of course, dipped in hummus. Plus, if you're a true dill pickle fan, you need to try this Dill Pickle Potato Salad!
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🥒Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you'll need for this creamy dill pickle hummus recipe!
- Butterbeans: I replace chickpeas for butterbeans in my homemade hummus recipes as they whip up to a light and fluffy hummus with no effort at all. (Of course you can also choose chickpeas if that's what you have to hand)
- Dill Pickles: Choose your favourite cucumber dill pickles for this recipe. I like ones that are a bit extra tangy rather than overly sweet.
- Pickle Brine: a little pickle juice really adds to the dill pickle flavor in this dip!
- Fresh Dill: I like to add fresh herbs in the form of dill weed in this dip for an extra zippy flavor.
- Fresh Lemon Juice: This helps enhance flavors of the dill.
- Tahini: an essential hummus ingredient made from ground sesame seeds. It adds body and flavor and also happens to be rich in calcium!
- Fresh Garlic: Just the one clove of garlic is enough for the perfect little bit of flavor that garlic gives.
- Flakey Sea Salt: To taste
- To serve: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, even more chopped pickles and some fresh dill to sprinkle over the top!
See recipe card for quantities.
👩🍳Instructions
It's so easy to make this homemade hummus recipe, just follow these simple instructions:
1. Combine the drained butterbeans with the dill pickle, garlic clove, fresh dill, pickle juice, tahini and other ingredients in a blender or food processor.
2. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and add more salt, lemon juice or pickle brine to your own tastes.
Serve with a scattering of chopped dill pickles and a drizzle of olive oil over the top, plus plenty of pita bread, crackers or tortilla chips to scoop up the dip.
Hint: If you choose to use chickpeas instead of butterbeans, add one or two icecubes to the blender, it magically helps blend the chickpeas to a smoother hummus.
🌶️Substitutions & Variations
Here are some ways you can switch up this dill pickle dip recipe to use what you have available to you or to suit your own tastebuds.
- Canned or Jarred Chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) -These are traditionally used when making hummus. You can also choose to cook your own chickpeas from scratch from dried chickpeas too.
- White Beans -Choose any other white bean to replace the butterbeans or chickpeas.
- Omit the Pickle Juice: I love the briny dill flavor from a jar of pickles, but you can omit and add extra lemon juice if you wish.
🔪Equipment
To make this creamy hummus you'll need a good blender or food processor. Make sure you blend it all up really well for the ultimate creamy dill hummus!
🫙Storage
Store this healthy dip recipe in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge. I do not recommend freezing this recipe.
Top tip
To be extra fancy when serving, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil over the top, along with some chopped fresh dill and chopped pickles. Serve with pita chips or crusty bread!
More Dips
Dips are one of my favorite food groups, so try one of these other ones for your next gathering:
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And if you're snacker, you're going to want to try these too:
📖 Recipe
Dill Pickle Hummus - with Creamy Butterbeans
Equipment
Ingredients Note:
For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.
(Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)
Ingredients
- 240 g (1½ cups) cooked butter beans (equivalent of 1 drained tin/can)
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- 1 clove garlic chopped (less if you like it not too garlicky, or 2 if you want it more garlicky)
- 30 ml (⅛ cups) pickle juice (from the jar of pickles)
- 2 dill pickles
- 30 ml (⅛ cups) fresh lemon juice (you might need more than half depending on the lemon size)
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- salt to taste
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- olive oil for drizzling later (optional)
- extra dill pickles for topping the hummus
Instructions
- Whizz all the ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.240 g cooked butter beans, 3 tablespoon tahini, 1 clove garlic chopped, 30 ml pickle juice , 2 dill pickles, 30 ml fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon fresh dill, salt to taste
- If it's a bit dry, add a little extra of the pickle juice or lemon juice.
- Taste and add more lemon juice or salt to your own taste.
- Serve with a drizzle of olive oil & extra chopped pickles on top.
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