Recipe Tuesday–Green Lentil Hummus

4th May, 2010 - Posted by carsi - 4 Comments

Hummus is a tasty and versatile way to add a bit of protein to a meal or snack–I usually spread it on a sandwich, dip pita or crackers into it, or use it as a veggie dip. I have never made my own, though, which was a mistake because this was really simple to make, and I have been eating off of it for days. This recipe uses green lentils instead of the traditional chickpeas, and it resulted in a nice little spin on your standard hummus. I got the recipe from Food and Wine, and I traded out the chicken stock for vegetable broth.

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups vegetable broth
  2. 1 cup green lentils (about 6 ounces)
  3. 1 bay leaf
  4. 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  5. 1/4 cup tahini
  6. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  7. 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  8. 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  9. 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  10. Salt
  11. Cayenne pepper
  12. Sweet paprika, for sprinkling
  13. Pita chips, sliced fennel and red bell pepper strips, for serving

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the vegetable broth, green lentils and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover and boil the lentils over high heat until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and let the lentils cool slightly.
  2. Transfer the cooked lentils to a food processor. Add the chopped garlic, tahini, olive oil and lemon juice and puree until smooth. Scrape the hummus into a bowl, stir in the cumin and 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro and season with salt and cayenne. Garnish the hummus with paprika and the remaining 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro. Serve the lentil hummus warm or at room temperature with pita chips and vegetable crudités.
Lots of hummus

Posted on: May 4, 2010

Filed under: recipe

4 Comments

katherine

May 4th, 2010 at 4:20 pm    


this looks delicious! Was it hard to find tahini?

carsi

May 4th, 2010 at 4:34 pm    


I actually got the tahini from my stepmom’s pantry, but I’m pretty sure you could easily find it at Whole Foods.

katherine

May 5th, 2010 at 7:27 am    


ok, thanks!

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