raw hummus!

today i made raw hummus!!! the base is zucchini instead of sprouted (or cooked) chickpeas. it was very easy and very inexpensive- my jar of raw tahini was under $5, which i was worried would be much more expensive.

this is one of the best hummuses (?) i've ever had. it was amazing!!! i halved the recipe and it made nearly two cups- way more than one person can eat in a serving, but enough to hopefully last me a couple of glorious hummus-filled days. the only thing i'd change is using a little less salt than the recipe calls for. in this instance i used half the garlic, as well, but that's because the garlic i had was super-pungent since it's more than just a few weeks old.

here's a (blurry) pic!


anyways, as you can see, i had my hummus with carrots and celery (locally grown!!! awesome!). so filling!! i wish i had a better camera... i'm going to be getting one sometime soon, since i want to get one before i head off to arizona. we'll see!

there are lots of great options when making home-made hummus... you can add red pepper, jalapeno, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto... anything! yummmm. i can't wait to try more flavors and combinations.

what a relief to have had this delicious dish- i thought i'd never find a hummus recipe that was raw! before i went raw, cooked hummus was my favorite food in the world, so this is good, gooooood news! :) my thanks to GoneRaw.

now go try the recipe!! :)
peace,
sam