In this Roasted Lemon White Bean Hummus white beans are pureed with garlic, tahini, cumin and jazzed up with the juice from roasted lemons.
I’m a total hummus girl. Slap it on some toasty pita wedges, top it with a little tabbouleh and I’d say that’s my idea of a perfect healthy snack. Okay it’s a snack until I eat the whole bowl… and then it becomes lunch.
I already have a couple hummus recipes posted on SS but I’ve really wanted to make a white bean version for quite a while now. Annnnd I’ve also been wanting to roast some lemons in a real, real bad way.
Two birds. One stone.
So that’s exactly what I did yesterday! After consuming 4 cups of coffee at my best friend’s house I needed a little somethin-somethin to cure my caffeine-induced jitters. And since hummus is protein-PACKED it was just the thing.
Oh and see those chips? I picked up a gigantic bag of them just the other day at Costco, which by the way is my new favorite place to shop. They’re actually pumpkin seed tortilla chips and I’m absolutely in-love with their flavor and texture… and as an added bonus… they’re totally gluten free! Which means this snack {or lunch} is completely and entirely gluten free! Whoop!
Making your own hummus is crazy easy, really. All it takes is a few ingredients and a food processor.
First, start by slicing the lemon in half. If you’re opting to roast your lemon then trim a little off of each end so they lay flat in the roasting dish.
Next, place the lemons in an oven-safe dish and slide them into your preheated 450° for 20-30 minutes. I’ve read that roasting lemons will mellow out the acidity and not to mention bring out all of those amazing juices!
Once roasted, allow them cool for a bit while you whip up the hummus.
Empty two 14.5 ounce cans of great northern beans into a colander and then rinse with cold water. Next, drain them well and then add them into the bowl of your food processor.
Then measure and add two tablespoons of tahini.
And then press in a clove of fresh garlic.
Then measure and add in a 1/2 teaspoon of both cumin and kosher salt.
Lastly add in the two tablespoons of olive oil and a tablespoon or so of the roasted lemon juice.
Secure the lid and let’er rip! If you can stand the noise… let it process for a good 3 minutes or so until smooth and creamy.
Transfer the Roasted Lemon White Bean Hummus into a bowl and dress it up with a drizzle of olive oil, minced fresh parsley, toasted pine nuts and a little squeeze of the roasted lemon.
To.Die.For.
Ways To Use Hummus:
- You can serve it as a dip with cut veggies or toasted pita or naan shards.
- Use it as a base for a 7-layer hummus dip.
- As a spread on sandwiches, burgers or in wraps.
- Add it to salads or grain bowls when you want a touch of creaminess.
- Mix into salad dressings.
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Roasted Lemon White Bean Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated or squeezed through a garlic press
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, for serving
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley, for serving
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°.
- Have the lemon and trim off the ends so they will lay flat in an oven-safe dish. Roast for 20-30 minutes then remove and let cool.
- In the bowl of your food processor, fitted with the blade, add the beans, tahini, garlic, cumin, salt, olive oil and a tablespoon or so of juice from a roasted lemon halve.
- Secure the lid and process until smooth. Taste and check for seasoning.
- Serve as is or dress it up with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle minced parsley, some toasted pine nuts and a squeeze of roasted lemon juice.
Notes
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I’m a hummus person, too, and this looks wonderful. I can almost taste it, made into a sandwich loaded with lots of veggies. 🙂
Yessss! Me too! 🙂
This is such a great recipe. As with so many other things, hummus isn’t that well known in Austria and you can’t really get a good quality version anywhere so if I want some (and I always do!) I have to make it myself. Your version looks to die for and your photography is just amazing!!
Such a delicious take on hummus and some really gorgeous photographs. Love everything about this!
What a yummy twist on hummus! I really need to find these pumpkin seed chips. I have been obsessed with Beanitos black bean chips which are gluten free… but these ones sound heavenly
Yum! What a refreshing twist on a classic. Love the addition of roasted lemons!
Yummm! Girl, that sounds and looks delicious! I love hummus! Being a vegetarian, protein is essential! I love making white bean guacamole, so I could totally see myself making different variations of hummus using the same bean!
Ooooh white bean guac… I like! Ps… saw you on Tasty Kitchen the other day!
Gorgeous! Love the idea of roasting the lemons.
I LOVE hummus but I agree with you, unless I portion it out onto a plate I will eat and entire batch no problem! I’ve never tried roasting the lemon before I will have to give that a go!
I want to walk down the aisle with this.
Hold the phone, I LOOOOVE hummus and have never in my life roasted a lemon! This is geeeeeenius and I can’t wait to try your recipe with white bean deliciousness!
I often find myself eating the entire bowl of hummus too! I just love this recipe! I need to get my hands on some of those pumpkin seed tortilla chips too!
So pretty! Now post the recipe for Tabouleh!!
Ohhh I posted it a looooong time ago! Here’s the link : http://www.simplyscratch.com/2010/04/tabbouleh.html 🙂
I’ve been wanting to make a white bean hummus for awhile. This looks fabulous!
That’s a cool twist on a traditional hummus to roast the lemons. I imagine there’s a lot of that roasty flavor in the zest….did you find that it gave the juice a different character as well?
Hey Tony! Yeah as far as taste goes the juice was pretty mellow, yet still lemony {ha!} but not a total transformation or anything. My house did smell amazing though!
I love the idea of roasting a lemon! This sounds lovely!
Mmmm, this looks sooo delicious! The roasted lemon sounds incredible!!
I love a good hummus dip for my veggies or I use for a sandwich spread. This looks really good.
Me too Meagan! I agree it’s awesome on a sandwich or roll-up!
I love this white bean version! You never see much recipes for it and I’m so glad you shared it 🙂 I could use this to dip any and everything, for reals.
Looks absolutely delicious! I am definitely going to try this and the pictures as always are top! Well done, just love reading your Blog!
Why thanks Jane! 🙂
The roasted lemon sounds amazing and I’ve been looking for some healthy snack ideas…this is perfect! Thank you!
Never knew you could roast a lemon! This hummus looks fantastic as do the chips, I wish I had a Costco nearby! I could eat the whole batch myself no problem!
I love hummus so much that I could honestly sit down and eat an entire bowl for dinner. This white bean version is right up my alley… I tend to add a ton of lemon to my hummus as it is, so your roasted lemon trick sounds absolutely wonderful!
I am in love with hummus lately! I made a version at home recently, but it was just bland. Love the roasted lemon idea, and I need to find those chips at Costco!
I love hummus made with white beans! The addition of roasted lemon sounds incredible!
I love this idea of roasting lemons before adding it to the hummus! I think I just might have to try this recipe. Looks amazing.
Thanks Julia and lemme know how it goes 🙂
The first time I had hummus I was shocked (shocked, I tell you!) that I had never had it before. SO good. and you can pretty much throw anything in there any it makes sense, somehow. I LOVE this! Pinning 🙂
Can you believe I’ve never made hummus from scratch before? Yeah that needs to change ASAP. I also have some lingering meyer lemons in the fridge so this here is just perfect!
My god Laurie.. this looks amazing! Hummus is literally one of my favorite things in the whole world. I just got an awesome food processor and this is definitely the first recipe i’ll be using to break it in. Thanks!
Love, love this. I am sooo stealing/borrowing the roasted lemon idea for my dips!
This sounds AMAZING! I just stumbled upon your blog and I am so happy I did. I am already a fan! Your recipes sound/look fantastic. My husband and I are organic farmers so we have lots of produce that we like to cook up. I will definitely be making a lot of you meals!!
Made this for my mom who is vegetarian. Ended up eating it almost by myself woops!!!
Great receipe!!
Was so anxious to try this with the white beans instead of chick peas, but it came out very bland. Need to double salt, olive oil and garlic and use juice of one unoasted lemon. It really needed the acid. I did get the Costco chips and they were a great addition.
This looks amazing! Pinned and I can’t wait to try your hummus recipe! Such a great recipe and tutorial! Thanks for the great share!
I’ve made this twice and really loved it. I did make two little changes that I think enhanced the flavor even more. First, before putting the lemons in to roast, I microplaned the zest (which I then put in food processor with the beans) — even more lemony goodness! Second, because I don’t like raw garlic much, I roasted the clove with the lemon.
Thanks for the recipe — roasting the lemon really does make this more flavorful, and we’ve been enjoying the hummus here at my house. 🙂
Ooooh I love that you added the zest! Such a great idea… I’ll have to do that next time!!
So I made this recipe yesterday and it is PHENOMENAL. My husband and I ate the entire batch. Oops. I admit, I didn’t have time to roast the lemons (I was starving) so I just used fresh lemon juice. It was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. I am vegan, so recipes like this are a find for me!
Love your blog. Thank you!
Oh yay Melanie! I’m so glad 🙂
great recipe! it’s one of our new favorites.
i like the idea of the ingredients in hummus. what i don’t like is the sharp bite of the raw lemon & garlic…do you think this recipe would out work if the garlic were roasted as well??
Absolutely Amanda! Garlic get’s sweet as it roasts. I’d definitely give it a try 🙂
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Thanks, Joe!