Beet Hummus
Healthy, high vibration + oil and salt free!
Everyone likes a good hummus, that’s undeniable. But store bought ones can be a tad heavy-handed on the salt and oil for my liking… by making your own, you can have the best of both worlds: creamy, garlicky and nutritional goodness.
Chickpeas are a great little legume, packed with protein, fiber, vitamins & minerals. Some people have a digestive sensitivity to them, in which case feel free to substitute white/cannellini beans. Add some beet (or as we call them in Australia, beetroot) to the mix and wow, this hummus is visually nourishing too! Your heart won’t skip a beet because they’re incredibly potent medicine for cholesterol and lower blood pressure due to their vasodilating effect.
gather:
chickpeas
garlic
beet
tahini
lemon
apple cider vinegar
cumin
red chili flakes
black pepper
make:
Soak 1 cup of dried organic chickpeas overnight, then boil partly covered in plenty of water for 1–1.5 hours, skimming any foam that forms on the top. I’ve eaten canned chickpeas most my life but felt intuitively that I’ll get more of what I need from home-cooking legumes myself. Don’t be intimidated ~ it’s just a simple soak & simmer.
Peel and chop 1 beet into bite sized bits, then steam until soft enough for a fork to poke through.
Smash 4 cloves of garlic (do this 10 minutes before use to stabilize the Allicin, a highly nutritional compound that’s anti-bacterial, lipid lowering, anti-carcinogenic and antioxidant acting ~ this is why you should eat your garlic raw! Add it into food at the end of cooking.
Throw 2 cups cooked chickpeas, steamed beet, garlic, juice of 1 lemon, 1/3 cup tahini, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili flakes, 1 tsp acv & lots of cracked black pepper all into a blender & blend til smooooooth…
Dones! Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Store in an air-tight container for a week & top salads, bowls, vegetable sticks & chips with this brightening hummus! We love get mooshing it with my purple sauerkraut for 2X the antioxidants.
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