I-Heart-Broccoli Hummus
Lately I’ve been experimenting with different varieties of hummus. A lot of vegans, myself included, keep this Middle Eastern dish on regular rotation due to it’s nourishing properties and almost effortless prep. I like to make a batch on Sunday for example, to have around throughout the week or pack as a healthy work lunch. To keep it from getting old, however, it’s nice to change things up a bit by playing with different flavors.
So when I first heard about broccoli hummus, I got SUPER excited, as broccoli is one of my favorite vegetables. I’ve tried a few different recipes, and believe it or not my fave happens to be bean free. That’s right, a chickpea-free hummus. Not surprisingly the original recipe comes from raw maven Gena over at Choosing Raw. However, the version I like best was adapted by Ricki at dietdessertndogs, as I tend to agree with her philosophy on garlic and hummus (these two were meant to go together).
Broccoli Hummus
Ingredients:
*Although this was meant to be a raw recipe, you could also try steaming the broccoli first. I prefer the flavor of steamed broccoli so I did this the first time I tried it. I’ve since tried the raw version as well, and both are good–though I imagine the raw variation probably lasts a little longer.
SOO GOOD!
Thanks for reminding me about that hummus–I really enjoyed it and had almost forgotten about it! Yours looks particularly good. 🙂
Thank you!! Love your blog by the way. 🙂
That looks SOOOOO good! Broccoli is one of my favourite vegetables, too, though I definitely don’t do well with it raw. I’ll have to try this recipe steamed. Yum!
Thanks Dana! Do try it steamed…hopefully it works out well for you!