Smokey Black Bean Hummus Food

EASY BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Peel the garlic. Drain the black beans, but don't rinse them. Juice the lime.
• Add the garlic to the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add black beans, lime juice, tahini, smoked paprika and kosher salt. Puree for 15 seconds, then scrape down the bowl. Taste and if it's too thick, add another drizzle of olive oil. Puree for additional minute until creamy.

BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Puree a 15-ounce can drained black beans with 1 clove garlic, 2 tablespoons each lemon juice and tahini and 1 teaspoon cumin; add water if needed. Season with salt. Serve with crackers or vegetables.

SMOKED HUMMUS

Steps:

• Set up a smoke box or foil pan with 1 cup of wood chips. Place under the grill grates of a gas grill on top of a burner. Preheat the grill to 300 degrees F with the direct heat under the pan with the wood chips.
• Slice a little off the top of the head of garlic to expose the top of the cloves. Drizzle the cloves with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and wrap it in foil. Place the chickpeas into a colander that is entirely metal. Cover the colander with foil. Place both the chickpeas and garlic on the cool side of the grill. Close the grill and let the chickpeas smoke for 30 minutes and the garlic cook for 1 hour, until the cloves are soft. Remove the chickpeas and let cool while the garlic finishes cooking.
• About 10 minutes before the garlic is done, place the lemon halves, cut-side down, on the grill over direct heat and grill until slightly charred and grill marked, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool and then squeeze the juice from the lemons through a strainer into a bowl.
• When the garlic is done, let cool for about 10 minutes and then unwrap from the foil and squeeze the garlic head over a small bowl to remove the softened cloves.
• Combine the cooled, smoked chickpeas, roasted garlic, tahini, salt, cumin, juice from the grilled lemons and water in a food processor. Blend for 2 minutes, and then drizzle in the remaining 3/4 cup olive oil. Continue to blend until completely smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. If the hummus is too thick, add some more water to achieve desired consistency.
• Transfer the hummus to serving bowl and garnish with chopped roasted red peppers, paprika, parsley if using and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with seasoned pita chips on the side.
• Add the pita chips to a large bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat. Combine the paprika and garlic salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the pita chips and toss to coat.

SMOKEY BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Dump everything in a food processor and whiz until smooth.
• Chill for at least 2 hours before serving with raw veggies, crackers, pita chips, and other favorite dippers.

EASY BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Process black beans, lemon juice, basil, and garlic powder together in a food processor until thick.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients into a food processor.
• Process until smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use (up to one week).
• Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Serve with toasted baguette rounds, pita or fresh vegetable sticks/slices/rounds.