Mung Bean Hummus is a delicious, healthy bean dip that's a great alternative to traditional chickpea hummus. Quick-cooking mung beans blend up silky smooth with tahini, lime juice, and a touch of garlic.
Silky smooth mung bean dip
It's no secret that I am a lover of hummus, as is evidenced by this Chipotle Hummus, this Pumpkin Hummus, and these Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowls. So if you're questioning whether the world really needs another hummus recipe I'll ask you to reserve judgement until you've shoveled a scoop of this silky smooth Mung Bean Hummus into your mouth.
Why mung beans? First of all, they cook up way faster than chickpeas, and there's no soaking required. Secondly, they blend into an incredibly smooth bean dip.
And lastly, why not? I don't know who made the rules about hummus only being made with chickpeas (yes, yes, I know that the word hummus literally means chickpeas), but we're going to disrupt the status quo today with this Mung Bean Hummus!
If you have a bag of mung beans kicking around your cupboard and don't know what to do with them, or are using up what's left after making this delicious Mung Bean and Coconut Curry, then fire up your food processor and let's make some hummus already.
Let's make mung bean hummus together!
Step 1: pulse those beans
Put the mung beans into your food processor or blender and pulse to break them down.
Step 2: add the mix-ins
Add the tahini, garlic, and lime juice.
Step 3: blend till smooth
Blend until smooth. Add water, one tablespoon at a time, until the hummus has reached your desired consistency.
That's it! You're done!
🧑🏻🍳 A tip from our test kitchen
When making hummus and other bean dips, the garlic flavour tends to "bloom" over time. So if it doesn't taste garlicky enough to you when first made, I urge you to wait an hour and taste it again.
You may want to add more or less lime juice according to taste, so add it bit by bit. Same goes for salt.
Mung Bean Hummus
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked mung beans
- ½ cup tahini prefer runny tahini
- 1 medium lime juiced - add more to taste
- 1 clove garlic smashed
- 1 teaspoon salt more to taste
- ½ cup water add one tablespoon at a time
Instructions
- Place the cooked mung beans in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse to break down into a paste.2 cups cooked mung beans
- Add the tahini, smashed garlic, lime juice, and salt, and run the food processor until smooth.½ cup tahini , 1 medium lime, 1 clove garlic, 1 teaspoon salt
- Add water, one tablespoon at a time, until the hummus has reached the desired consistency.½ cup water
- Serve!
Notes
- Nutrition values are an estimate only, and are based on 8 servings.
- When making hummus and other bean dips, the garlic flavor tends to "bloom" over time. So if it doesn't taste garlicky enough to you when first made, I urge you to wait an hour and taste it again.
- You may want to add more or less lime juice according to taste, so add it bit by bit. Same goes for salt.
- Freshly made hummus will last you about five days in the fridge in an air-tight container.
- Did you know that you can freeze hummus? Yup, you sure can! Just scoop it into freezer-friendly containers, label it with the date, and it'll last up to three months in your freezer.
Dona says
Thanks for the recipe. I made this recently and loved it and I'm making it again today. The freezing didn't work out well for me however. Freezing changed the texture and left it watery.
Evil Jenn says
Sooooo good! I just made this last night and I love it. It is definitely going to be a new staple in this household. Though I think having a food processor would have made it all that much easier at the end, rather than trying to wrestle with my dying blender.
themuffinmyth says
I am enjoying being in the presence of a food processor and blender at the moment! I don't have either in my Swedish kitchen (yet!), so these kinds of things made there are more rustic mashes than smooth purees.
Jenna J Marvin says
Absolutely delicious and amazingly easy. Why did I ever fear making hummus because it would be so difficult? Goodbye hummus in store-bought plastic containers. Thank you for this.
*I added cumin.
Katie Trant says
So glad you enjoyed this, Jenna! And cumin is a great addition.