This oil-free hummus recipe positions itself in the low-fat vegan, no salt category. It is made without tahini, and includes lemon, cumin, garlic, cilantro.
Hummus makes for a tasty vegan dipping sauce as well as spread for breads and other crackers. The traditional recipe includes the use of tahini, made of sesame seeds containing mostly fat, plus added oil. This recipes removes the tahini from the hummus.
The flavor is very similar, although less nutty, as a result. You get more of taste from the garbanzo beans, cumin and lemon juice. I also refrained from adding salt to this recipe, in the spirit of reducing total sodium intake from the average modern human consumption. It is an easy add, should it be needed for your purposes.
We had this oil-free hummus with fresh vegetables on a large plate and bowl, the day of the Superbowl. It was a hit and a change from the chips dairy sauces usually associated with this event. Hummus is a very social recipe, and just like less oil sets the stage for a fun meal, friends set the stage for a day well spent.
Vegetables we used: carrots, celeri, radishes. Later on, we did a variation of this hummus using black beans. Check it out.
Oil-free hummus
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 10 oz garbanzo beans One can of beans minus the liquid
- 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove
- 0.5 oz cilantro
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Strain the garbanzo beans and reserve the beans water in case you need it later.
- Squeeze the lemon to extract its juice. Remove seeds from the jalapeno pepper and slice it.
- Place the lemon juice and all other ingredients into a food mixer. Blend until ready. If the hummus is too thick, add a little bit of beans water that you saved from the can. Watch out not to make it too liquid, however.
- Pair with fresh vegetables, bread slices and crackers, and serve immediately.
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