Name: Easy Hummus Recipe 3 Ways
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 400g Chickpeas (cooked & drained); 100g Peas (cooked); Large Handful of Baby Spinach; 1 Clove Garlic (crushed); 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice; 3 Tbsp Raw Pumpkin Seed Butter; 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Tsp Mixed Herbs; Pinch of Salt and Pepper; Sprinkle of Pumpkin Seeds (to decorate); 400g Brown Lentils; 1 Clove Garlic (crushed); 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice; 3 Tbsp Raw Black Sesame Tahini; 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Tsp Smoked Paprika; Pinch of Salt and Pepper; Extra Paprika (to decorate); 400g Chickpeas (cooked & drained); 1/2 Butternut Squash (peeled, chopped & roasted); 1 Clove Garlic (crushed); 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice; 3 Tbsp Raw Hemp Seed Butter; 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Tsp Cumin or Garam Masala; Pinch of Salt and Pepper; Sprinkle of Hemp Seeds (to decorate); Carrot Sticks; Chopped Pepper; Celery Sticks

Love hummus? Or keen to try some interesting variations? These three dips are exactly what you need! Using more unusual ingredients like black sesame tahini, hemp seed butter and pumpkin seed butter, blended with pulses and a selection of vegetables and spices means you’ll have an interesting mix - great to serve at parties!

Equipment

High Powered Blender
Serving Dishes

Ingredients

Green pea & pumpkin seed hummus

400g Chickpeas (cooked & drained)
100g Peas (cooked)
Large Handful of Baby Spinach
1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Tbsp Raw Pumpkin Seed Butter
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tsp Mixed Herbs
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Sprinkle of Pumpkin Seeds (to decorate)

Black tahini & lentil hummus

400g Brown Lentils
1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Tbsp Raw Black Sesame Tahini
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tsp Smoked Paprika
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Extra Paprika (to decorate)

Squash & hemp seed butter hummus

400g Chickpeas (cooked & drained)
1/2 Butternut Squash (peeled, chopped & roasted)
1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Tbsp Raw Hemp Seed Butter
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tsp Cumin or Garam Masala
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Sprinkle of Hemp Seeds (to decorate)

Serve with

Carrot Sticks
Chopped Pepper
Celery Sticks
Cucumber Sticks

Method

For the Green Pea & Pumpkin Seed Butter Hummus:
Place everything except the pumpkin seeds for decorating into a blender and whizz up to form quite a thick mixture - you can leave it a bit chunky with the peas if you wish.
For the Black Tahini & Lentil Hummus:
Place everything into a blender and whizz up to form quite a thick, slightly chunky mixture. Decorate with extra paprika.
Squash & Hemp Seed Butter Hummus:
Place everything except the hemp seeds for decorating into a blender and whizz up to form a smooth, quite thick mixture.
To serve:
Place each type of hummus into a nice serving dish and serve with raw vegetable crudites.

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SpamellaB

Pamela, author of SpamellaB, is hugely passionate about health, food and fitness and the affect these have on the body. She believes that food is fuel and a way of nourishing ourselves both inside and out. A firm believer of enjoying what you eat, it is her mission to create gluten-free, high protein, healthy AND tasty recipes for all to enjoy, made from clean ingredients. This is what the concept #IndulgingInnocently is all about; you CAN still have your cake and eat it!