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If you grow up in Israel, you are expected to like hummus. It’s every kid’s first choice for a sandwich spread (well, maybe except chocolate spread). Hummus is served at every birthday party and is included in other popular dishes like falafel, shawarma, and sabich.
The thing is, I never liked it as a child. I couldn’t even bear the smell or look of it. Kids always looked at me funny when I said I had never even tried eating hummus.
But then I met Guy, and soon learned that his favorite thing to eat is hummus. Over the years he kept trying to convince me that I should give it a chance.
It was only when we started making homemade hummus using our Vitamix that I agreed to give the greyish paste a second chance and found love (not at first sight).
Since I realize I am a bit behind with my new love, I decided to try and mix it up using different legumes. In this recipe I used red beans, but you can use the traditional chickpeas or any other legumes you have laying around in your kitchen.
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recipe
Think Ahead
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Cook Time
20 minutes
Difficulty
Servings:
6Ingredients
Red bean hummus
- 8.75 oz cooked red beans
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp salt (I prefer Atlantic)
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 0.5 cup raw tahini (I prefer this brand)
- 1 fl oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 cup water (preferably the red beans cooking water)
his
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp ground paprika
- 1 handful parsley
- 1 focaccia bread/pita bread
hers
- 1 carrot
- 1 cucumber
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 handful parsley
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
hummus
- Place the tahini, lemon juice, half of the beans, cumin, salt and garlic in a food processor or a high-speed blender and process for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining beans and process until it is nearly smooth.
- Add the water and process until very smooth (if needed you can add more water).
- Taste and adjust the spices if needed.
his
- Chop the onion.
- In a small pan, heat 1 tbs of olive oil and add the onion. Sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Place aside to cool.
- Chop the parsley.
- Spread your hummus onto a plate and top with a drizzle of olive oil, paprika, the sautéed onion and parsley.
hers
- Cut the veggies into small-medium sticks.
- Chop the parsley.
- Spread your hummus onto a bowl or plate, top with a drizzle of olive oil and parsley. Serve with the veggie sticks.
