Red Lentil Hummus
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Red Lentil Hummus – it’s smooth, it’s creamy, a bit lemony and a whole lot delicious! Make your own hummus at home, takes no time at all!
Are you guys glad Easter is over? Well it’s not over for me just yet, our Easter is this weekend and I don’t know what to do. Sometimes I’m in the mood to make a huge production of it and cook everything, all our traditional Easter foods, like this walnut bread, cabbage rolls, color eggs, make a huge roast in the oven, but the trouble is this would take a lot of time. So the question is, am I in the mood for all this cooking, when I could just make a dessert dish and just have the big dinner at my sister’s. So I think I must find a balance here and make some of the dishes, but not everything, for example I have to color eggs, otherwise it just wouldn’t feel like Easter. And I will have to bake something, I’m expected to bake something. Holidays! You love ’em and you hate ’em!
But anyway, I went and bought myself a big ol’ bag of red lentils. I haven’t cooked much with lentils before, I know how to make a mean lentil soup though, but I really wanted to make a hummus. Although hummus is traditionally made with garbanzo beans, you can really use any creamy legume. So I wanted a red lentil hummus. And I’m glad I did because it turned out delicious and so healthy and good for you.
Aren’t these red lentils just gorgeous? I really will have to make more recipes with them, because, well, I’m stuck with a big bag of them. If you’ve never made hummus before, you’re in for a treat, because it’s super easy to make it. All you need is a food processor, dump all the ingredients in the food processor, pulse a few times, and you’re good to go. Of course, the red lentils have to be cooked first, silly!
I served my delicious hummus with these gorgeous pita chips I made from a whole wheat pizza with just some olive oil, garlic and basil, don’t worry, I will share the recipe with you later because it was amazing!! You can use any chips you want though, one thing I like to do is use pita breads, cut them in triangles, sprinkle a bit of olive oil on them and just place them in the oven under the broiler for a minute or two then use those puppies to dip in your hummus. Oh yeah, it’s good!
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Red Lentil Hummus
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 20 mins
Serves: 8
Red Lentil Hummus - it's smooth, it's creamy, a bit lemony and a whole lot delicious! Make your own hummus at home, takes no time at all!
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup dried red lentils
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp tahini paste
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring water to boil then add the lentils and reduce heat to low. Simmer until all the liquid has been absorbed by the lentils, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place lentils and the rest of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed.
- Spoon the hummus into a bowl and sprinkle with some more smoked paprika if desired and serve.
Recipe Notes
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1servingCalories: 166kcal (8%)Carbohydrates: 15g (5%)Protein: 7g (14%)Fat: 9g (14%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Sodium: 297mg (13%)Potassium: 238mg (7%)Fiber: 7g (29%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 132IU (3%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 21mg (2%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
Nutrition Facts
Red Lentil Hummus
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 166
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 297mg13%
Potassium 238mg7%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 132IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
What you’ll need:
I decided to comment after making this dip at least a dozen times so far. My fam prefers this to chickpea hummus, so that’s high praise.
I like a little more kick in my hummus, so I add 2-3 sundried tomatoes and 1-2 chipotles (with adobo sauce). I also do 4 Tbsp tahini instead of 2.
Great stuff! Keep em coming.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Love this recipe but reduced the salt to 1/2 tsp and it was perfect. I also used lemon olive oil.
Thank You!!!! This recipe is almost too good! I’ve had Green Lentil Hummus, but this is just as good as any!
Very good! I added some cumin & cayenne.