White Bean Pumpkin Hummus

I’ve always made hummus with chickpeas, but the other day I used cannellini beans instead and wow! It’s less thick, but SO GOOD! ? I’m so obsessed with pumpkin right now, so I also add a pair of cups of chopped raw pumpkin too.

There are a thousand different ways you can eat hummus: as a side, a salad dressing, a sandwich spread, in pizzas or even you just add some to your favorite pasta or rice recipes to make them creamier.

Here in Spain is almost impossible to find a healthy store-bought hummus made with natural ingredients (they’re full of white sugar and refined oils), so I make homemade hummus every week, I love it! I used to soak legumes overnight and cook them in boiling water until they were soft, but now I also use canned legumes, sometimes, because I found a few brands that only use water, legumes and salt, no additives, no preservatives, yay! I just want to eat real plant-based food, nothing else! ?

Tips:

• Canned pumpkin and pumpkin purée also works really well, if you used them the hummus will have a better texture, although I prefer raw pumpkin because it has all the nutrients, as it’s uncooked or unprocessed.
• If you don’t like pumpkin, feel free to remove it or add another veggie.
• You can also use chickpeas or other legumes instead of the cannellini beans.

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Vitamix 5200 Series Blender

White Bean Pumpkin Hummus

• Author: Simple Vegan Blog
• Prep: 10 mins
• Total: 10 mins
• 6 1x
• Appetizer
• Vegan, Middle Eastern

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Servings 6 1x

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I’ve always made hummus with chickpeas, but the other day I used cannellini beans instead and also added pumpkin. It’s less thick, but SO GOOD!

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped raw pumpkin (230 g)
• 15 oz cooked or canned cannellini beans (425 g)
• 1 tbsp tahini
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• The juice of 2 lemons
• Sea salt to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
2. I garnished the hummus with some pine nuts and chopped fresh cilantro.

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