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Creamy Hummus - 3 Ways

Creamy Hummus - 3 Ways

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Serves: 8 (each recipe)

INGREDIENTS

Basic Hummus

  • 2 cups of cooked garbanzo beans (1 15 oz can or homemade)
  • 1-2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1-2 Tablespoons tahini
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cumin

Beet Hummus

  • Basic Hummus recipe above
  • Except reduce lemon juice and tahini to 1Tablespoon each and no cumin
  • 1 beet (3 oz)
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (in addition to salt in above recipe)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Cauliflower Curry Hummus

  • Basic hummus recipe
  • 1 cup cauliflower, cut into small pieces
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ¾ teaspoon curry powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Basic Hummus

  1. Heat garbanzos on stove or microwave to get warmed (optional step to help make more creamy).
  2. Place all ingredients in food processor or blender and blend until very smooth. Can add more/less water as needed to make smooth.

Beet Hummus

  1. Cook one beet (3 oz) until very soft—can do in oven wrapped in foil for 45-60 min at 400 degrees or microwave on high 3 minutes and then let sit 5min in microwave safe parchment paper.
  2. Prepare basic hummus with modifications: only 1Tablespoon lemon juice and tahini and no cumin.Add beet chunks (cut into small cubes), honey, salt, pepper and blend in food processor or blender until smooth.

Cauliflower Curry Hummus

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Chop cauliflower and put in bowl with olive oil, curry powder, salt, and pepper to mix. Spread out on baking sheet.
  3. Roast cauliflower for 20 minutes, stirring after 10min.
  4. Add roasted cauliflower to basic hummus recipe and blend in food processor until smooth.