Hummus has to be one of my very favorite dips.
While traditional recipes call for chickpeas to thicken it up, my version uses fresh zucchini to keep it properly combined with the raw tahini.
Enjoy this dip with your favorite raw crudites, or thin it out for a creamy salad dressing!
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Raw Bean-Free Hummus
makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
1 cup diced zucchini (peel if you like)
1/3 cup raw tahini
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Directions:
Simply throw all of the ingredients into a mini food chopper, and blend until smooth and creamy! Adjust seasonings, to taste, and serve chilled with your favorite veggies.
While traditional recipes call for chickpeas to thicken it up, this version uses fresh zucchini to keep it properly combined with the raw tahini. Enjoy as a light veggie dip or salad dressing!
- 1 cup diced zucchini (peel if you like)
- 1/3 cup raw tahini
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 to 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt , or to taste
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Combine all of the ingredients into a mini food chopper, starting with just 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 clove garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Blend until smooth and creamy, then add more lemon juice, garlic, and salt as desired to make your perfect dip.
- Serve chilled with your favorite veggies.
Enjoy!
I’m allergic to sesame seeds (Tahini), is there something I can substitute it with?
You use a lot of sesame oil and tahini in your recipes… I am allergic to sesames… What would be a good substitute?
I’ve been making this recipe on and off for months and it’s great. I make it lower fat and lemony. I used 2 small zucchinis unpeeled, 1Tbsp Artisana tahini, 2Tbsp volcano organic lemon juice, 2Tbsp ground cumin, 1/8tsp Himalayan salt, blended in my nutribullet.
LOVE IT Detoxinista <3
Plus 2 huge garlic cloves! ?
Ah but hummus means chickpeas in Arabic :p So the title is misleading and should be called a hummus substitute/something else instead. I’m still going to try it. The comments are just too good to ignore it : )
Worst raw hummus I have ever had. Not to be mean just honest. It cost a small fortune to buy everything for the hummus and crudités. I used to make this years ago, but can’t remember who’s recipe that I used. It was better than any hummus raw or cooked that I ever tried. I guess I will keep searching. Sad, broke, and hungry.
I was totally skeptical and even made a traditional hummus to serve alongside this one just in case (just being honest here ;-), and we loved this one more! Amazing recipe and since I’ve been trying to go raw this is another one to add to the recipe list! Genius! Definitely going to have to try the cheesecake recipe with the zucchini in it, too! Thanks for another great and easy recipe! xo