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Sunday, March 30, 2014

TwoFaced Tuesday Contd Heart of Palm Hummus or Faux mmus

There are two things Im out of my mind obsessed with right now: HBOs Girls (and subsequently everything about Lena Dunhum) and this hummus made out of heart of palm.

I told you last week that I was damn near convinced heart of palm would make a tremendous substitute for chickpeas in a hummus recipe. In my ongoing research for the chapter "Bitches Love Dip" in the inevitable Paleo cookbook that Jenna and I will produce (hello, publishers!!!), it was just a matter of time before I actually got after this endeavor.

When you first explain Paleo to someone, in particular the part where you cant eat beans, which consequently means hummus, which is basically its own food group for most girls, a typical reaction goes something like this:

"Okay, what the hell is WRONG with beans??? Theyre good for you!! And omfg, I will NOT give up hummus. Youre a TFI." (Editors note: TFI = Total Fucking Idiot. Im trying to make this happen. Help a sista out.)

The truth is, I STILL dont know why beans arent paleo, I just know that they arent. But what the eff ever! You dont even need them anymore, because heart of palm does exactly what I thought it would and purees down into the very same creamy texture a chickpea does.

And regardless of whether youre into Paleo, heart of palm has 2/3 less calories than chickpeas. Eh?? Ehhhh???

I mean, if theres one thing girls universally care about, its cutting calories. I mean, just ask Lena Dunham.

Heart of Palm Hummus (or Faux-mmus)
Makes about 1.5 cups

1 14 oz. can heart of palm, drained
3 Tbsp. tahini
2-4 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large clove garlic
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper

Put all ingredients in a food processor. Blend until desired consistency is reached. Add more olive oil if hummus seems to thick. Serve with carrots, sliced cucumber, or pork rinds.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Garlic Basil Hummus

Hummus makes a healthy snack because the chickpeas are high in fiber, folic acid, a good source of iron, magnesium, copper and zinc. The lemon provides a good source of vitamin C and the olive oil is a source of healthy fat. Packed with good-for-you fats, hummus is a favorite go-to for quick, healthy snacks. I have had hummus a number of ways… both with and without tahini. I love it either way. This time I made it with out tahini.

Ingredients:
1 can organic garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1/2 lemon juiced
2-4 cloves garlic
5-10 leafs basil
2-3 tbs olive oil
Salt, ground coriander, cumin, paprika
1 tbs tahini optional ( from Trader Joes is the best)
I used almond butter instead of tahini, it worked out well

You can use a food processor or magic bullet. In magic bullet I pureed half of the can of chickpeas and garlic first. Then the other half adding olive oil to make it smooth.