Raw Hummus
~2 cups
Amazing, low-fat and raw! Adjust quantities to suit your personal taste. I’ve added in 1/4 of a cup of red onion before, with great results.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chickpeas
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon (juice and pulp)
- 2 tablespoons basil, fresh
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
Preparation
Use a food processor to blend all ingredients to desired consistency.
Comments
wilkelli writes: (January 29, 2008)
are the chickpeas raw?
harmonylia writes: (January 29, 2008)
I think i am going to try this one, all the oil in another recipe i tried made me a bit off lol! Wilkelli~ you can soak chick peas that have been dried to make them raw, just use lots of water to chick ratio, they are thirsty little suckers!
TomsMom writes: (January 29, 2008)
You need to tell people if this is two cups of dry chickpeas to soak or if it is two cups already soaked. I mean, in case someone reads it who is not familiar with soaking chickpeas. It’s a matter of double the amount of chickpeas:-) Thank you for the recipe!
kathrynintheraw writes: (January 30, 2008)
**2 cups already soaked =)
wilkelli writes: (January 30, 2008)
Thank you for the clarification! I will take one cup of dried chick peas and soak them until they are blendable! Sounds SO good! I have only been eating raw for about three weeks and I am semi-addicted!
wilkelli writes: (January 30, 2008)
Another question – after I soak the chick peas (overnight?) do I have to let them sit for awhile or can I use them immediatly?
kathrynintheraw writes: (January 30, 2008)
You can use them immediately. I find after I drain and rinse them, it helps to let them sit in some warm water for about an hour. On another note, you could also try not blending them completely for a chunky hummus – yum!
JKMN writes: (February 18, 2008)
sounds good! quick question? (im new to the raw foods) how do you soak chickpeas and where do i buy raw chickpeas?
kathrynintheraw writes: (February 27, 2008)
You can buy dried chickpeas in bulk at most grocery and health food stores. I was just thinking… I bought mine before I went raw, so they might have been dried at a high temp… You could always ask the people at the health food store. Chickpeas take on alot of water when soaked. The ratio is 2:1… so for every cup of dried chickpeas you soak, you’ll get 2 cups of raw, soaked chickpeas. I can’t remember off the top of my head how long to soak for, but if you go to www.sproutpeople.com, all the instructions are there. =)
elizabethh writes: (March 18, 2008)
i’m going to make this with sprouted chickpeas=) thanks!
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