Raw Hummus version 2.0 - a do-over

[sarahfae]

There's nothing like going over your old recipes and re-doing them, only to have them turn out better in taste and health too.
I'll be doing a lot of this over the coming weeks and months, in an effort to eliminate two ingredients that have seemed to dominate my kitchen: Braggs Liquid Aminos, and Agave Nectar.

Here's a recent re-dux, involving my favorite lunchtime (or anytime) snack: "No-Chickpea" Hummus - The redux? No Walnuts, no Agave, no Braggs Liquid Aminos, and additional spices...and the change, to me, is HUGE in a good way.

And Just because it's pretty:
A super simple plate: Tomatoes topped with Zucchini Monsterella Cheeze and sprinkled with Sunflower Parm

"No Chickpea" Hummus version 2.0

1 & 1/2 C Cashews
1/2 C Sunflower seeds

2 tbsp raw Tahini

2-3 tbsp Apple Cidar Vinegar

2 tsp Garlic (to taste)

1 tbsp Lemon

Sea Salt (to taste)

1-3  tbsp Cumin (maybe more)
1 tbsp ground Fenugreek (optional - but it makes it sooooo good!)

2-3 tbsp Evoo (can sub with water)

1 tbsp dried or fresh Chives
1 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp dried green Bell pepper (can sub with a couple dashes of Paprika)

 

1/2 (maybe a little more) C Water
 

Process all ingredients until smooth.
 

Comments

[bird-flew.livejournal.com]

this is great! just what i was wanting today :)
you post, at the perfect times.
why no braggs? something i might have missed.. though ive heard about the agave. guh!

you remind me how bad i want / need a dehydrator. saving those pennies!

[corpseraper666.livejournal.com]

you know, your posts have mad me eat more dead animal flesh since i have added you as a friend. thank you.

[sarahfae.livejournal.com]

i love you, and i miss you.
fitting icon for a comment on a jewish girls lj entry. :p
you wanna hang out sometime? i'm kinda boring.

[are-black-stars.livejournal.com]

so I guess you are aware that braggs isn't raw (or any different than soy/tamari sauce)? I read up on this recently, it's annoying that bragg's advertises itself as a "healthy" option compared to soy sauce, but is pretty much the same thing.

[sarahfae.livejournal.com]

yeah, unfortunately bragg's is no better than MSG, actually containing glutamic acid which is a variation of MSG, and of course has been linked to health issues. not that i was ever drinking the stuff, but if i can avoid eating crap like that then i'm all about it.
it's just such a bummer that food companies can get away with falsely labeling their products as a "raw" food. definitely turns me off to buying prepackaged spices and such.

[v-gan.livejournal.com]

I love the way you present your food. It just screams, "DIG IN!" hehe.

[sarahfae.livejournal.com]

:) thank you!! it's so fun to eat pretty food, isn't it?

[ladyjaneinlace.livejournal.com]

Is it not possible just to soak dried chickpeas and make hummus? Or does that not count as raw?

I know some people are able to find fresh, raw chickpeas at farmers markets. I might try having one of my friends grow some next year. I've never seen them grown around here (Austin) to my knowledge...

[sarahfae.livejournal.com]

i've read that eating raw chickpeas (not soaked or cooked) can be dangerous, leading to health issues, or at least major discomfort.
i know that like most legumes you can soak and sprout them and they are okay to eat from there. chickpeas have always tended to give me gastrointestinal issues so i've just had to avoid eating them in general.
i'd love to know if you ever get around to making hummus with raw chickpeas!
keep me posted!

[ladyjaneinlace.livejournal.com]

I'll do some poking around and some more research and let you know what I find out. :)

[ladyjaneinlace.livejournal.com]

Also found this in random browsing, it looked too good not to share:

http://www.choosingraw.com/perfect-raw-hummus-for-raw-wednesday/

I love zucchini anyway, I'll try this one too!

[sarahfae.livejournal.com]

wow! thanks for this link! i'm totally going to bookmark this girls blog - i like it!