As a girl that was raised by a Cypriot dad who grew up in Egypt for most of his life, to say I enjoy hummus, would be an understatement.

That said, I have only recently learned about eating hummus at breakfast time! I learned about it from a super cool YouTuber that travels a lot and decided that he was done with North American style breakfast, and was adopting more traditional Israeli breakfasts into his routine from now on.

I wanted to jump on the same train immediately!

How to Make Traditional Hummus Breakfast

First, Make the best ever vegan hummus!

First, you’ll need to whip up a delicious homemade hummus that is far superior to any of the store-bought items you see at your local grocery store.

For a really good recipe that includes IMPORTANT tips such as PEELING your chickpea skins off and using ice cubes as you continue to blend your hummus to smooth perfection, check out this recipe here.

My one tip regarding the recipe above, as someone may be less used to traditional hummus taste, I’d put a bit less tahini next time (maybe 1-2 tbsp less) and 1/2 tsp more salt. However, this is my personal taste!

The amount of garlic she uses is perfect in my opinion as it’s pretty easy to go overboard and end up with hummus that is too sharp.

The best Israeli Inspired Hummus Toppings for Traditional Breakfast

Meshouwsha - Hummus With Added Chickpeas!

This way of eating hummus for breakfast is very simple and vegan-friendly.

It includes:

1. A cold hummus base

2. Coarsely ground chickpeas tossed in lots of lemon juice

3. Topped with parsley

4. Sprinkled with cumin & paprika (or sumac)

5. Drizzled with lots of delicious cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil

6. Optionally, served with a hard-boiled egg (vegetarian option)

Hummus-Ful - Hummus with added slow-cooked fava beans

This has got to be my favorite variation! Ful (also spelled foul or fool), is quite popular in Egypt where my dad grew up.

This hummus plate includes:

1. A cold base of hummus

2. Topped with full (slow-cooked fava beans - quick canned fava bean recipe here)

3. Topped with fresh parsley

4. Sprinkled with cumin and paprika (or sumac)

5. Drizzled with olive oil and T’hina sauce

6. Optionally, add a hard-boiled egg

Machlutta - The mix of all the above (chickpeas and fava beans)

If you can’t decide which style of hummus is for you, go with all three!

This plate combines the fava beans from foul and the course ground chickpeas from the Meshouwsha, as well as the tahini sauce!

Optionally, add a hard-boiled egg for extra breakfast vibes.

Some more awesome toppings or sides for Israeli inspired breakfast hummus

I am a huge fan of eating this savory creamy hummus dish with incredibly fresh and pickled vegetables.

Some awesome toppings to include alongside or on top of your hummus are:

• Tomatoes (sliced or diced)

• Red or White onion slices

• Pickles

• Pickled hot peppers

• Olive varieties

• Cucumber

• Arugala (not traditional, but very healthy and enjoyable)

• Chives/ Green onions

• Radish, grated, or thinly sliced

Breakfast Hummus Wrap Ideas!

Looking at the recipes above, and how they are usually eaten with pita, it follows that one could wrap the ingredients up into a nice wrap and head out!

I’d say just ensure your wrap isn’t overflowing with too much liquidy goodness, so maybe cut back on the tahini and olive oil!

Hummus breakfast wrap ingredients:

• Large pita wrap

• Hummus

• Either coarsely ground chickpeas or slow-cooked fava beans

• Fresh parsley

• Cumin and paprika (or sumac)

• A light amount of olive oil and tahini sauce

• Fresh onion slices

• Pickles sliced or diced into smaller pieces

• Optionally - 1 fried egg or hard-boiled egg (cut up)

• Salt & pepper to taste

Deconstructed Hummus Breakfast Sandwich

Half the fun of this Israeli-inspired hummus breakfast is the dipping! Also, half the fun is combining different fresh or pickled sides with or after each bite of creamy goodness.

That said, here is how I sometimes eat a deconstructed hummus breakfast sandwich.

1. Toast some sourdough bread and add some vegan butter.

2. Top your toast with vegan just egg or a fried egg and salt/pepper to taste.

3. Dip your toast into the hummus and add different fresh or pickled veggies with each bite.

4. I like to add tomatoes, arugula (drizzled in fresh lemon juice), pickles, olives, and pickled hot peppers on mine with lots of olive oil.

5. ENJOY!