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Green Hummus

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Some people don’t believe me when I tell them my kids eat hummus. Just watch my video on radishes and you will see the kids happily dipping raw radishes into green hummus. Kids in our cooking camps seem to enjoy hummus for dipping raw veggies. Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip made of chickpeas, tahini (sesame seed paste), garlic, and lemon juice. This recipe was given to me by my sister, and the twist with this recipe is the addition of chopped spinach. It gives the hummus a bright green color and gives it an extra nutritional punch. This is a delicious, nutritious dip for veggies, crackers, and pita bread (as it is traditionally eaten). I have written the recipe in a kid-friendly version. For me, I would add about twice to three times the garlic and a bit more crushed red pepper. This may be too “spicy” for young eaters!

Our preschool students in our preschool nutrition curriculum prepare this green hummus in a lesson about peppers. They make jack-o-lanterns bowls with peppers and place the green hummus inside. There are always squeals of delight when the hummus oozes out of the pepper's mouth!

Note: Pictured bread is not gluten-free. Omit or use a gluten-free option if needed.

Ingredients

Food
Amt
Units
Prep
Notes
1 10 ounce box frozen baby spinach (or 2 cups fresh chopped)
baby spinach
1
10 ounce box frozen
or 2 cups fresh chopped
2 15 ounce cans chickpeas (reserve some liquid)
chickpeas
2
15 ounce cans
reserve some liquid
4 cloves garlic
garlic
4
cloves
¼ cup tahini (substitute with sunflower seed butter for sesame allergy)
tahini
¼
cup
substitute with sunflower seed butter for sesame allergy
¼ cup olive oil
olive oil
¼
cup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
lemon juice
2
tablespoons
1 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
salt
1
teaspoon
more to taste
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
red pepper flakes
¼
teaspoon
½ teaspoon black pepper
black pepper
½
teaspoon

Method

Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Add additional chickpea liquid to achieve desired consistency. Serve with your favorite veggies, crackers or pita bread.

Babyfood Option:

The smooth consistence of hummus makes for a great first food for babies. This recipe also introduces some greens as well. If there is a concern about sesame allergies, you can omit the tahini. Keep the garlic light as raw garlic can taste "spicy."

Prep time
12 min
Cook time
0 min
Yields/Serves:
10 servings (can cut in half for a smaller batch)
Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum!” —Joseph, age 6
😫😟😐😀😍 “Yum!” —Allison, age 3
😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum! I just like it!” —Jessica, age 8
😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum!” —Asa, age 4