Hummus
A nutritionally dense quality fiber and protein plant food
Hummus is high in several important nutrients, including fiber and protein. «Medical News Today Com» has an excellent article about Hummus. It explains that people who eat chickpeas or hummus eat more fiber, unsaturated fat, antioxidants , vitamins, magnesium, potassium, and iron.
This may be due, in part, to the presence of these ingredients in hummus. And a healthy hummus is certainly healthier than popular supermarket snacks. Furthermore, the same article implies how hummus may help people better manage their weight and potentially improving heart health and reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes..
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 whole red bell peppers (substitute about 1 cup chopped mini peppers)
- 1 cup dry chickpeas (will grow into 3 cups cooked chickpeas)
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, about 1 large lemon
- ¼ cup tahini,
- 1 small garlic clove, minced (garlic lovers)
- ¼ cup cashew milk,
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ de cilantro
- Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons aquafaba from cooking the chickpeas
- Salt to taste
