Here’s a recipe to celebrate all things green: green hummus! It’s a bright, fun twist on good old hummus. Alex and I have made this green hummus several times as a lunch recipe. Since we eat simply at the office, it’s great for munching on with some vegetables or pretzels. We first made it in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (yay green foods!). But because it was so delicious, we now make it for all sorts of other occasions as a party appetizer. Keep reading for the green hummus recipe!
How to make green hummus
We’ve taken to making hummus as frequently as we can, since it’s cheaper than purchasing it – and we can play with interesting flavors. The vibrant color of this green hummus comes from spinach, cilantro, and green onions. For some tang, it’s got a bit of lime juice. And of course, the ever present garlic! To make it creamy, we’ve also included tahini in this green hummus recipe, a standard hummus ingredient. If you’ve never bought tahini, its a paste made of sesame seeds, typically used in Middle Eastern or Mediterranean dishes. Tahini is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, Paleo, keto, and Whole 30 friendly, so it works for many diets. If you have leftover tahini after making this green hummus recipe, try one of our 13 Delicious and Healthy Tahini Recipes. (It even includes cookies!) Once you’ve compiled your ingredients in your food processor, blend it right up! If you don’t have a food processor, it’s perfect for blending up dips, hummus, and veggie burgers: we use ours ALL THE TIME. Here’s the food processor we use.
Ways to serve green hummus
There are so many ways to serve green hummus, outside of carrot sticks! Here are our favorite ways to eat it:
With pita breadWith pita chipsIn a Mediterranean Veggie SandwichIn our hummus & veggie wrapsIn our Mexican pinwheels
Looking for more homemade hummus recipes?
At A Couple Cooks, we love hummus! So we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create a few different flavor variations. Outside of this green hummus recipe, here are some more of our homemade hummus recipe flavors:
Ginger Lime HummusHummus without TahiniClassic HummusInstant Pot HummusHot Wings HummusDark Chocolate HummusBeet Hummus
This green hummus recipe is…
This green hummus is vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free.
Looking for healthy snacks?
Healthy snacks can be as easy as a handful of roasted salted almonds and dried cherries. However, if you’re up for making a simple recipe, here are a few of our favorite healthy snacks: 5 from 1 review
1 small garlic clove 1 15-ounce can chickpeas (or 1 ½ cups cooked) ¼ cup lime juice (2 limes) 2 green onions ½ cup packed cilantro leaves and tender stems 2 cups baby spinach leaves ¼ cup tahini ¼ teaspoon cumin ¾ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ cup aquafaba (can liquid from the chickpeas), plus more as needed
For the garnish
Olive oil, cilantro leaves, Crispy Chickpeas
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