Classic Hummus

Almost every complaint about homemade hummus — grainy, heavy, dull — comes down to one thing: the tahini was never whipped on its own.

Lemon juice seizes tahini into a paste, cold water loosens it into a pale cream, and everything after that is easy.

Hummus is four ingredients and one technique, and the technique is whipping the tahini before anything else touches it.

Do that and you will not buy it again.