Gluten Free Hummus Recipe
Updated Oct 31, 2018, Published Dec 09, 2008
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It’s Holiday time! ‘Tis the season to be jolly. To eat, drink and be merry. To gain 10 pounds, do serious damage to your waist line and quite possibly your liver.
Don’t get me wrong. I love holiday parties. Houses twinkle, guests glitter and drinks clink. But all that partying can take its toll on our health. It is hard to navigate all the drinking and eating and still maintain the good health that you need to maintain the energy required to be truly merry.
Gluten is just lurking around every corner. And even if you manage to find gluten free goodies to munch on, the sugar and fat can still kill ya!
I have decided to add some healthy appetizers to my holiday party this year. Which brings me to the lowly Gluten Free Hummus Recipe.
I know you can buy fairly decent hummus almost anywhere these days but you make it yourself, you can ensure it is packed with flavor and is indeed a healthful snack. And it is a snap to make.
To boost the healthy factor, I use organic garbanzo beans and add some flax seed oil. Flax seed oil is amazingly good for you and it gives the hummus a great nutty undertone.
Skip the pita, serve with fresh veggies or even apples (don’t cringe, it is actually quite yummy) and if you want to elevate it to high status, pipe it onto the veggies for a pretty presentation. This hummus is definitely not hippie food!
Gluten Free Hummus Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 (15-ounce) cans organic garbanzo beans, liquid drained and reserved
- 1 ½ teaspoons course sea salt
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup tahini, sesame paste
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 10 dashes Tabasco sauce
- 2 tablespoons flax seed oil
- ½ cup liquid from garbanzo beans
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients except olive oil into a strong blender or food processor and process until pureed. Add olive oil and process until smooth. Taste for seasoning, add more salt or Tabasco if necessary.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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What size can for the garbanzo beans?
TG,
15 Ounces. Happy Holidays!