Green Pea Hummus
A fresher twist on traditional hummus with the addition of green peas!
Servings 3 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup green peas covered in boiled water for a few minutes to thaw, then drained
- 1 can 14/15 oz chickpeas, rinsed and drained)
- 1/2 - 2/3 cup packed avocado or 2 tbsp tahini see note
- 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice
- 1 tbsp tahini or 2 tbsp if not using avocado
- 1 medium clove garlic use more if desired
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika or another 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp lemon or lime zest zest before juicing
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- After soaking and draining the green peas, add them to a high-speed blender (see note) with remaining ingredients. Puree until smooth, stopping to scrape down blender as needed. Taste and season more as desired. Serve.
Notes
- Avocado/Tahini Note: This hummus can be made with a combination of both avocado and tahini (using just 1 tbsp tahini) or if you don’t have ripe avocado on hand, you can use 2 tbsp of tahini. Alternatively, you can use only avocado in this hummus, though I like the flavour that a touch of tahini adds to the puree.
- Blender Note: This hummus works best blended in a high speed blender, because it will better pulverize the skins on the green peas. You can use a food processor for this recipe, it’s just that the hummus will not be as smooth and you may notice the flecks of green peas. I use my Twister Jar for this one, it works beautifully.