Learn to make green pea hummus at home with simple ingredients in just 5-10 minutes. It's so delicious that you will want to make it fresh every time. Perfect as a dip, spread, healthy appetizer or snack!
Are you bored of just having plain hummus? Well, I was and hence this twist to the classic hummus recipe.
You will love this bright green hummus with green peas. The color of this hummus makes it more appetizing. Perfect for snacks, appetizer or using in dishes like this filling shawarma chicken and hummus bowl.
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What is special about this huumus
- Quick and easy dip with few simple ingredients. One needs only 5-6 ingredients and 5-10 minutes to prepare.
- Bright green color from the green peas makes it inviting and appealing.
- Healthy and protein rich dip or sauce to use as appetizer or sides.
- A delicious alternative to plain classic hummus.
Ingredients
- Green peas - Get fresh or frozen green peas, whichever you prefer. It's even best if you are growing them in the garden during the fall or spring.
- Chickpeas - You will need very soft/tender chickpeas to get the creamy consistency in the hummus. Use canned chickpeas for quick hummus or cook chickpeas at home.
- Tahini - It gives its distinct nutty and authentic taste to the hummus. If you don't have tahini then blend sesame seeds in a spice/coffee grinder to make a fine powder and then use it to make the hummus.
- Lime juice - It adds a slight tanginess to the hummus. Use freshly squeezed lime juice. Or, lemon juice will also work here.
- Extra virgin olive oil - It helps to make the hummus creamy.
See the recipe card for more details and quantities.
Best peas for hummus
Either frozen or fresh green peas will work for this recipe. However, it is difficult to get fresh green peas in grocery stores. Therefore, I use frozen ones (when not growing in the garden) in most of my recipes. In both cases, you must cook/roast them for a few minutes until they soften.
Also, I prefer buying big-sized pea kernels. They are relatively less sweet than small sized peas. I don't prefer a sweet taste in my hummus. Use any sized green peas if you don't have any such preference.
From a Garden Enthusiast: I grow green peas in my small backyard veggie garden in the spring and fall when the temperatures are optimum for their growth. Even in grow bags, I get a good amount of fresh green peas.
Recipe substitutions/variations
- Make spicy hummus - Add one jalapeño or green chili or red chili pepper flakes to make spicy green pea hummus.
- Add more or less green peas. In this case adjust the amount of chickpeas accordingly.
- Hummus without tahini - Use the same amount of almond butter or cashew butter instead of tahini.
- Whenever I cook chickpeas for making recipes like chickpea tikka masala, coconut chickpea curry or chickpea naan wraps, I cook some extra for making homemade hummus.
How to make green pea hummus?
Step 1: Cooking peas
In a microwave safe bowl add peas and some water. Cook them in the microwave for about 3 minutes. Let it cool slightly and then drain all the water.
Alternatively, heat some cooking oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add green peas and roast them for 5-6 minutes or until the raw tastes disappears.
Step 2: Blending the green hummus
In a food processor jar add cooked peas, cooked chickpeas, garlic, tahini, lime juice, seasonings and some extra virgin olive oil. Blend until it gets a smooth consistency. Add some water, if necessary. Transfer the hummus to a serving bowl.
Step 3: Optional for garnishing
In a frying pan roast some green peas until they get to light brown color. Add them as garnish or toppings to the hummus bowl. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle some paprika and serve with your favorite chips or veggies.
Serving suggestions
- Serve this green pea hummus for a healthy appetizer with whole wheat pita bread or pita chips, healthy crackers, or veggies like fresh celery, carrot, and cucumber. It is also perfect for dipping these oven roasted cauliflower florets, crispy potato fritters, etc.
- Use it in making this wholesome chicken hummus bowl, or add it to zucchini squash quinoa bowl.
- Serve it as a side to Instant Pot spinach brown rice, chickpea bulgur wheat pilaf, etc.
Helpful tips
- I prefer cooked or roasted green peas over raw ones. You can avoid cooking and use raw small sweet green peas.
- Reserve chickpea water or geen peas water after cooking to adjust the consistency of the hummus while blending.
- Remove chickpea covers to get a smoother creamy consistency in the hummus.
- You can use your regular blender if you do not have a food processor. You can get a super smooth texture in a blender too. Just make sure to stop the blending process once you get the desired consistency.
- Adding chickpea lightens the color of the hummus. To increase the intensity of green color add some fresh parsley or baby spinach leaves while blending.
FAQs
Fresh ingredients, fresh taste with no preservatives and additives makes homemade hummus much better than getting it from the stores. Also, it is cost effective.
Yes, replace the chickpeas with same amount of green peas.
Yes, use nut butters like almond butter or cashew butter, etc. instead of tahini.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup green peas
- ¾ cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 small garlic clove peeled
- 2 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of water to green peas. Cook them in microwave for 3 minutes. Allow them to cool slightly and drain all the remaining water.
- Add all the ingredients listed above to a food processor jar.
- Blend everything on puree mode until it gets to a creamy consistency. Add water and more oil if necessary to get the desired consistency. Serve as an appetizer or use in other dishes.
Notes
- Use a blender to blend the hummus if you do not have a food processor.
- Consider adding fresh baby spinach leaves or parsley to increase the intensity of green color in the hummus.
- Save chickpea water after cooking to use for adjusting the consistency of the hummus while blending.
- Roasted peas for garnishing: Roast about ⅓ cup of additional green peas with 1 teaspoon oil in a small frying pan until they are light brown in color (see photos above). Use them as toppings and for garnishing the prepared hummus.
- Additional garnishing: Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle some smoked paprika on top of the hummus in addition to the roasted green peas.
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