I have decided I am completely obsessed with sauces. They really make or break a meal for me. That is why I decided I needed to come up with this Green Pea, Chickpea and Cilantro Hummus! It is packed with healthy legumes and garlic, along with other delicious ingredients. It is also added oil free (as in… eat as much as you like). There is nothing worse than loving to dip your veggies, crackers, or chips into some juicy sauce, then realizing the first ingredient is oil. Nothing like simultaneously adding inflammation to your arteries and pounds to your scale! Attaining flavour certainly does not need to mean your foods need to be high in calories and fat!
We just spent some time down in Orange County, California celebrating a friend’s 50th birthday. Our last morning, before flying home, we went to Whole Foods for breakfast. Man I love that store. I filled up my plate with salads, steamed greens, potatoes and all kinds of weird things that most people wouldn’t want to eat for breakfast. I had a couple of baked chickpea flour cubes (that I am going to make and try cooking in my airfryer..) with a green hummus. That got me thinking that I should make my own version of green pea hummus when I got home.
Having a dip or spread that can be used for multiple purposes is a beautiful thing. This Green Pea and Chickpea with Cilantro Hummus is perfect as a traditional raw vegetable dip. It is also tasty to pour over roasted or steamed vegetables, such as potatoes, brussel sprouts and broccoli! I even like it over rice and it is perfect to use as a burger topping, with mexican food, or as a dip for fries or falafel balls. Honestly, I think this sauce would taste great on almost anything!
The main ingredients in this hummus are:
Chickpeas
Green peas
Cilantro (if you can’t stand cilantro, just omit it or replace it with parsley or basil)
These foods are high in protein, fibre and numerous vitamins and minerals. They are also high in vitamins C and E as well as flavonoids. These are antioxidants that fight free radicals in the body, destroying them before they cause harm. For more information on free radicals, click here.
Last night we smothered this green hummus on flax bread and ate it alongside my Vegan Butternut Squash Soup. Thank heavens for the ability to pull out soup from the freezer on weeknights!
I hope you try this out and keep it in your fridge to add flavour to almost any dish. If you have ever had the chickpea fries at Frankie We Salute You (the most upscale and delicious plant-based restaurant in Kelowna)… I think this Green Pea, Chickpea and Cilantro Hummus tastes a bit like the green dip they serve with their chickpea fries! Now, I just need to figure out how to make those!
*As, a slight deviation, forgo draining and rinsing the chickpeas and just dump the entire can into the blender. Make sure though to omit the water and decrease the salt to 1/8 of a teaspoon. * Tahini (which is sesame seed paste) tastes amazing in this recipe. However, if you don't have it or your diet requires that you use no added oils, just omit it. www.thevibrantveggie.com
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