Creamy Butter Bean Hummus
Super creamy and easy hummus with the most delicious texture. Use it in place of your regular hummus! Also happens to be an oil free recipe.
Servings: 12 portions
Calories: 46kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 240 g cooked butter beans equivalent of 1 drained tin/can
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder optional if you like a bit of heat
- 1 clove garlic chopped less if you like it not too garlicky, or 2 if you want it more garlicky
- 30 ml cooking water from the butter beans from the tin or can, or leftover from cooking.
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice you might need more than half depending on the lemon size
- salt to taste
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- olive oil for drizzling later optional
- dukkah or za'atar
Instructions
- Whizz all the ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
- If it's a bit dry, add a little extra of the butter bean can/tin juice or cooking water.
- Taste and add more lemon juice / salt / cumin.
- Serve with a drizzle of olive oil & a sprinkle of smoked paprika over.
Notes
Top Tip!! Get fancy with toppings- artistically add some extra roasted butter beans, toasted pine nuts and finely chopped parsley along with the drizzle of olive oil & extra smoked paprika.
Everyone will think you've made waaaay more effort than just whizzing some things together in a food processor
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg