Black Eyed Pea Hummus!

In keeping with healthy eating in the New Year, I have been meaning to share my black eyed pea hummus recipe with you! I actually made it a few weeks ago because obviously for New Year’s Day you want to eat your black eyed peas for good luck, and my family wasn’t too excited about that….which meant lots of leftovers! SO…I know both of my boys love hummus and are willing to eat that so I decided to have them help me make hummus using the black eyed peas. I thought that if I could show them that they take something they don’t love to eat and re-work it just a little, sometimes it actually comes out to be a new favorite!! I’m still trying that with beets in my own personal food journey, but at least I haven’t given up yet…haha!

So, hummus is one of the easiest things to make at home. You basically only need a food processor, and the key ingredient is tahini which most grocery stores stock. If you have both and a can of beans or peas, you can pretty much make hummus out of almost anything!

I served mine with fresh, raw veggies, and my kids have been begging me to make it again! Mama-win!!

Black Eyed Pea Hummus

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves chopped ( I used 1 jumbo one)
handful of fresh cilantro leaves
2 1/2 cups cooked black eyed peas
1/3 cup tahini
1 lime juiced
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Add all ingredients and pulse until smooth creamy texture.
To serve, add a layer of a high quality olive oil to give it a richer finish…and a sprig of cilantro for color. Serve with pita chips or fresh veggies like cucumbers and tri-colored carrots! Yum!!
Put in covered container in fridge….can store up to 1 week.

equipment used:

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