Perfect Raw Zucchini (no-Chick-Peas) Hummus
From ecoveg 13 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 3 cups
Taken from http://www.choosingraw.com/perfect-raw-hummus-for-raw-wednesday/ "I’ve been on a quest for the perfect raw hummus for a while. Most recipes call for sprouted chickpeas, which are time consuming and don’t solve the gas issue. Read more Others call for nuts, and while I love making nut pates, some of these recipes end up feeling a bit heavier and more dense than I like my hummus to be. Which is why it’s ingenious that someone decided to use zucchini as the hummus base. This yields a slightly thinner and greener hummus than the norm, but it’s easy to thicken with tahini and sesame seeds. There are many versions of zucchini hummus floating around: Ani Phyo includes one in her book, and there are several online. The following is my favorite. It is, in my mind, the perfect raw hummus: all of the flavors of regular hummus, with none of the bloating. Best of all, it’s 100% raw. I could honestly have eaten a bowl of this stuff last night along with some crudités, but since I insist on making greens the centerpiece of as many meals as I can, I enjoyed the hummus scooped into endive leaves and served alongside a big salad of dark greens, tomatos, endive, and fresh asparagus. It was delicious." See less
Ingredients
- 2 zucchini, chopped shopping list
- ½ cup lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
- ½ tsp cumin shopping list
- 1 cup raw tahini (the Artisana brand is nice; substitute regular tahini if you need to) shopping list
- 4 tbsp olive oil shopping list
- ½ cup raw sesame seeds shopping list
How to make it
Vitamix instructions:
- Put all ingredients in your Vitamix and blend to a rich perfection!
Food processor instructions:
- Same as above. You may have a hard time blending the sesame seeds, so I recommend soaking them for a few hours first, halving the recipe, and stopping frequently to scape the bowl. You can also omit the seeds entirely, but in that case I also recommend omitting the olive oil to keep a thick consistency.
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gee, I thought I had posted my comment didn't see it so forgive me if this is a double comment.
I used more cumin, less lemon juice, some raw garlic to my taste and a bit of xantham gum to thicken it up a bit. delicious!!
midgelet
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