THE “I LOVE BUTTERBEANS” HUMMUS WITH ZA'ATAR

Can we call this hummus? I’m opting for YES!

If you spend a least a little bit of time with me, you will have heard this sentence recently: ‘I LOVE BUTTERBEANS’! I annoy my housemate, sibling, friends and office colleagues with this and once they taste that heavenly take on hummus, they very well understand where I’m coming from with my obsession! Some people I know tell me that it’s either original hummus or no hummus (Riham, I heard you!) but I have to admit that I might temporarily prefer these butterbeans over chickpeas. Did I really just say that? Okay, it’s out there. (Chickpeas, I still very much appreciate you in my curries and salads!)

Servings: 4 

Total time: 10 min

For the hummus

Ingredients

1 can butterbeans

2 cloves of garlic, preferably pre-roasted

2 tbsp tahini

½ lemon, juiced

1/3 cup water 

dash of apple cider or white wine vinegar

½ tsp ground cumin

salt and pepper to taste

olive oil to drizzle on top 

za’atar to serve

Instructions

1. Drain the butterbeans and place in your blender. Add the garlic, cumin, tahini, vinegar, lemon juice, water, salt and pepper. Blend until the consistency is smooth and creamy. You may have to add little more water to achieve this.

2. Serve the humus on a plate, spreading it out evenly. Top with a dash of olive oil and za’atar.

3. Dip your bread, crackers, roasted veggies or whatever else you enjoy with your hummus. Are you already running around telling everyone that you freaking love butterbeans yet? I’m surprised if you aren’t. 

4. Enjoy this rich creaminess and buttery flavour while knowing that this delicious dip is good for you!