Creamy Butter Bean Hummus

Creamy butter bean hummus, this simple recipe is a delightful twist on the classic chickpea dip. Enjoy this delicious snack in just minutes!

Bursting with garlic, lemon, and tahini flavors, this butter bean hummus is a super creamy and fantastic alternative to a classic dish.

Quick to prepare and easily customizable, our butter bean hummus is a must-try recipe and one of our all-time favorite ways to enjoy butter beans.

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• Why will you love this creamy dip?
• Recipe ingredients
• How to make hummus with butter beans?
• Variations on the recipe
• Expert Tips
• Recipe FAQ
• How to store?
• How to serve it?
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Why will you love this creamy dip?

• The perfect snack, party appetizer, or picnic food. It pairs perfectly with pita bread and crunchy veggie sticks.
• Creamy texture: It has a velvety and smooth consistency that can be incredibly satisfying to dip or spread.
• Nutritious: Butter beans are a great source of plant-based protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, making this hummus a healthy and nourishing snack.
• Versatile: You can easily change the butter bean hummus recipe by adding different flavors so that you can make your favorite versions.

Recipe ingredients

• Canned butter beans are perfect, but you can cook dried beans, too, if you have the time. Keep some of the cooking liquid or use the liquid from the can, at least 1 cup.
• Tahini is a sesame paste that’s readily available nowadays. I prefer to buy it in ethnic shops. The quality is excellent, and a large container is so much cheaper than a tiny jar bought in fancy health stores.
• Spices like ground cumin, coriander, sweet and hot paprika, red pepper flakes, and salt. Don't skip them.
• Olive oil and lemon.
• Sprinkle some nigella seeds on top of the butter bean hummus for extra flavor.

How to make hummus with butter beans?

• Drain the beans but reserve their liquid.
• Blend pulses, tahini, all the spices, oil, lemon juice, and about ½ cup of the reserved liquid until very smooth. Stop the food processor a few times in between and scrape the mixtures from the walls of the machine.
• Adjust the taste with more salt and lemon juice if necessary.
• Consistency: You can make the butter bean dip a bit thinner by adding more liquid from the can, but do it gradually. There's no strict rule here – adjust it to your liking.
• Transfer the bean hummus to a bowl, and sprinkle with nigella seeds and freshly chopped herbs if you like.

Variations on the recipe

Add any of the following ingredients to the butter bean hummus. You can blend them in the hummus or chop them very finely and fold them into the dip.

• Herbs like parsley, dill, cilantro, or a mix of fresh herbs, about ½ to ¾ loosely packed cup.
• One large roasted red pepper (from a jar).
• Roasted garlic, 2-3 cloves.
• About ½ cup roasted sun-dried tomatoes from a jar drained and patted dry.
• Pesto, about 2-3 teaspoons.
• Black olives.
• One small, cooked beet.

Expert Tips

Type of blender

• A good quality food processor or a high-powered blender would be ideal for making hummus. These appliances are designed to handle thick and creamy textures, making them perfect for blending the ingredients into smooth and consistent hummus.
• I use a Thermomix, which makes super creamy hummus in no time; however, there is a catch to it: it works best if I double the ingredients.
  • When I make the recipe with only one can of pulses, I find myself scraping the walls of the machine countless times, which can be quite tedious.
  • However, when I use two cans, everything becomes much easier to manage. We never have too much hummus; it stores well, and we always finish it all.

Tahini balance: Adjust the amount of tahini to your taste. If you prefer a more pronounced sesame flavor, add a bit more tahini; for a milder taste, use less.

Consistency control: To achieve the desired texture, gradually add the reserved liquid (from the can or cooking) a little at a time while blending. This way, you can control how thick or creamy your hummus will be.

Recipe FAQ

How to store?

• Refrigerate the butter bean hummus in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Homemade hummus doesn’t last as long as store-bought as it contains no preservatives.
• If it starts to taste and smell sour, discard it.
• Freeze it for up to 4 months. Defrost it in the fridge and stir it well before serving.

How to serve it?

As a dip with pita bread, pita chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, or fresh vegetable sticks such as carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers, celery, and cherry tomatoes.

As a spread: Use hummus in sandwiches, wraps, or pitas.

In mezze platters: Add it to a Middle Eastern-inspired mezze platter, like our falafel plate. Arrange it alongside other dips like baba ganoush, tzatziki, and tabbouleh, and serve with olives, falafel, dolmas, and flatbread.

In bowls: Arrange it in a bowl with rice, couscous, quinoa, or other grains. Add roasted or raw vegetables, feta cheese, tofu, chicken breast, canned tuna, shrimp, olives, chickpeas, etc.

With grilled meats, meatballs, or roasted veggies: It makes a wonderful side dish for all these mains.

Party appetizer: For gatherings or parties, serve it in a bowl garnished with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of paprika or fresh herbs. Place a bowl on a large platter and surround it with vegetable sticks, crackers, pita, bread, and so on.

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