Easy Hummus
One of the healthiest snacks to have ready in your fridge is homemade hummus. You can eat it with chopped vegetables, on a healthy rice cracker with kalamata olives and tomatoes or add a scoop into a lettuce cup and top with diced cucumber and jalapenos. You can also make it more of a meal by combining it with roasted vegetables and adding it to a wrap or dropping some in a pita pocket with other goodies for a quick lunch. You can watch a video of that here.
To make this recipe, you’ll need to start by picking up 2 cans of cannellini beans. I like buying these organic and with no added salt if you can find them. Then you’ll need some tahini, some fresh garlic, a lemon, olive oil, cumin, and some Himalayan pink salt. Fresh lemon and lemon zest make this recipe taste SUPER fresh. You just can’t get this flavor and taste from store-bought hummus. Most people have these simple ingredients most people have on hand so you can whip up a batch of this at a moment’s notice.
To blend the hummus, I like to use a food processor, but you can also use a blender (It is just a little harder to get the hummus out). I have this basic food processor model and use it almost every day for all of my plant-based healthy recipes. Go ahead and add everything into the food processor and blend. The main difference between homemade hummus and store bought is the oil. Most pre-made versions use cheap, highly processed oils like canola and they use too much. Oil is an extremely calorie dense food and does not offer health benefits in large amounts. We do need healthy fats, but we only need a little. You will find that the combination of the creamy cannellini beans with the tahini replace the need to use lots of oil.
That’s it! Now you are ready to serve the hummus right away or transfer to a glass container with a lid and store for up to a week. I usually make a batch of this on the weekend, so it is ready to enjoy during the week. If you want to get creative you can throw in some add-ins to the food processor like kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, or roasted red peppers. I also love this recipe for cilantro lime hummus which has a little kick and a beautiful green color.
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Easy Hummus
Ingredients
- 2 cans Cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon pink salt
- 1 tablespoon water if needed (this depends on how juicy your lemon is)
Instructions
- Put everything into a food processor and blend until smooth! Taste for seasonings and add more salt if needed.