Tepary Bean Hummus

White tepary beans make a great substitute for garbanzo beans! Inspired by my wife and my Mom’s Recipe.  Hummus is great as a side dish for dipping, or with a few add-ons, a full meal!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of cooked white tepary beans
• Reserved bean liquid from cooking
• 1-2 cloves of garlic (or more!)
• 3-4 Tbs lemon Juice
• 2-3 Tbs olive oil
• 1-2 Tbs Tahini
• 1 tsp Salt

Directions:

Place cooked tepary beans and garlic cloves in a food processor.  Turn on food processor and add enough reserved liquid to turn the beans into a cake frosting like texture. Taste and adjust to your preferences.

Add lemon juice, taste and adjust to your preferences.

Add olive oil, taste and adjust to your preferences.

Add Tahini, taste and adjust to your preferences.

Add salt, taste and adjust to your preferences.

The beans can be cooked to an aldente firmness to simulate the texture of garbanzo beans, but I used well cooked beans and the texture was as smooth as butter. Very tasty!

Recipe from: Mike

photo credit: lowjumpingfrog