Garlicky Hummus
Garlicky Hummus – Garlicky Hummus is a very creamy, delicious and nutritious hummus that’s perfect for vegetables and crackers. Loaded with healthful flavors.
This Garlicky Hummus with avocados and steamed kale is a healthier, tastier twist on the classic appetizer.
A Greener and Healthier Garlicky Hummus – the Perfect Appetizer
Hummus of any sort is always a healthy choice. However, this “Clean Cuisine” Green Garlicky Hummus is ultra healthy because of the garlic and kale ingredients. Dark leafy green kale is a superior source of phytonutrients, vitamins and antioxidants.
But, this garlicky hummus recipe is also oil-free, but loaded with flavor. The rich and creamy texture comes from cashews and mashed avocado.
Although there is nothing wrong with using certain oils such as extra virgin olive oil or omega-3 rich flax oil. Or, hemp oil it is always optimal to get your fats in “whole” form from nuts, seeds, avocados, etc.
Boost Digestibility of this Garlicky Hummus by Pre-Soaking the Cashews:
If you want to really boost the nutrition of your Garlicky Kale Hummus up a notch further try soaking the cashews in water for 1 or 2 hours. Soaking nuts–seeds too!– in water improves their digestibility and increases their overall nutritional profile.
Best Ways to Serve this Garlicky Hummus:
Try our homemade tortilla shells — or homemade tortilla chips with this delicious dip.
Another great way to serve this recipe is using scrumptious on toasted gluten free crostini made with brown rice flour.
To make this whole grain crostini, use kitchen shears to remove the crusts from 4 or 5 slices of sprouted whole grain bread. Cut the bread diagonally, forming triangles. Use a small basting brush and lightly brush the tops of each piece of bread with extra virgin olive oil. Season bread with salt. Place bread triangles in a 400 degree oven and toast for 10 to 12 minutes, until brown and crispy. Remove from oven and spread with the Garlicky Hummus. See the recipe below.
This recipe is also incredible when spread on a grilled Portobello and dusted with Basil Pine Nut Crumble (to make the crumble just put ¼ cup fresh basil and ¼ cup pine nuts in a mini food processor and process into crumbs.)
More Recipes to Boost your Garlic Intake:
We absolutely love recipes loaded with garlic. Garlic consumption is so important for overall heart health. Something that America should definitely get on board with. In Italy and Korea they consumed a garlic-rich diet by consuming 8-12 cloves per day. However, research shows about 10 grams of garlic a day (about 3 or 4 cloves) will give you significant health benefits.
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Garlicky Hummus
Garlicky Hummus is a very creamy, delicious and nutritious hummus that’s perfect for vegetables and crackers. Loaded with healthful flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Ingredients
- 4 cups kale, stems and ribs removed, leaves thinly sliced
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup raw cashews
- 4 or 5 cloves garlic
- 1 – 15 ounces organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- Sea salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup avocado, mashed
- OPTIONAL: chopped chives, fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Fill the bottom of a steamer with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Add kale to the steamer basket and cover. Steam for 5 minutes, or until very soft. Remove kale from steamer basket and set aside to cool. Pat dry to remove any excess moisture.
- To a high speed blender, add the water, cashews and garlic in a high speed blender and process until smooth and creamy.
- Then, to the cashew and garlic mixture, add the garbanzo beans, steamed kale, lemon juice, cumin and salt to taste. Process until smooth and creamy.
- Remove the garlicky hummus into a large bowl and add the mashed avocado. Top with sea salt, chopped chives and fresh cilantro.
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Notes
Garlicky Kale Hummus will keep for 3 days if stored in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Can I substitute walnuts or almonds? Or should I wait until I can pick up some cashews? …and your garlic spread sounds wonderful! Enthused to try both 🙂
Hi Dianne! I think walnuts would work just fine for the Garlicky Kale Hummus. And thank you! I personally am crazy for the garlic spread. Please do let me know if you try it!
This actually reminds me of Guacamole in looks, I really like hummus and the health benefits it has are just a plus when trying to decide which dip would be best to have at a party. It sounds like you have a few people that are going to give it a try this holiday season, me being one of them. I know it will be delicious because all of your recipes to date have been, I really liked the Butternut Squash Spice Bread, but I like Zucchini bread as well so I knew I would. I have bookmarked your web site because of the recipes and the articles, so far I haven’t found anything I didn’t like about it. Keep up the good work.
How sweet!! Thank you so much Gloria. I hope you like it. Do let me know 😉
I make this recipe all the time,my kids and their friends are always opening my fridge to see if it’s in there,Thanks!
Oh that just totally made my day Julie 😉 Thank you so much for the great feedback!!
that looks great!
I personally don’t like the taste of kale but I recognize the massive health benefits of the really dark leafy vegetables. I do however love hummus so I am going to make this (or more accurately, help my girlfriend make it) soon and see if I can get the same taste with the extra health & vitamin boost.
Pat – Please let us know what you think once you have tried it.
Just in the past couple of years I have developed a liking for hummus, I never knew exactly what it was made out of and the texture and color etc. you have to admit is not the most appealing thing to try and eat. But over the past couple of years I got on this health kick and I researched it and found out that it was made out of a bean and that is was basically a very healthy dip. So I tried it and now I have been known to eat just Hummus and pita chips for lunch. This sounds like a really good recipe, I love garlic so I am sure it is delicious. I am going to print the recipe and make some for the Christmas party this year, thank you so much for the idea.
Thanks so much and please let me know how it goes over at the Christmas party!
I’ve heard a lot about hummus and I think I may have unwittingly tasted it in a dish before. This recipe though invigorated my interest in hummus because of the protein it contains from the cashew nuts. I am always looking to infuse protein into my meals and snacks because of the role that protein plays in your body’s ability to burn fat. I must admit that I can be lazy about preparing recipes, even if they are tasty, healthy and worth the effort. By the same token, I also know that this recipe is quick and easy to prepare. For me it is just a matter of getting used to paying attention to details. Thanks again for another tasty, healthy recipe.
Thank you so much Stacey! I am sure you will get it.