Black Bean Hummus

Black Bean Hummus

Appetizer
5 min
73 kcal / serving

This creamy black bean hummus is made in minutes with canned black beans, lemon, tahini, and spices; garnish with olives and serve with toasted pita.

Ingredients

  • 1can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
  • 1 clovegarlic
  • 2 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoonstahini
  • ¾ teaspoonground cumin
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ¼ teaspooncayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoonpaprika
  • 10greek olives

Directions

  1. 1

    Drain beans and reserve liquid.

  2. 2

    Place garlic into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until minced. Add black beans, 2 tablespoons bean liquid, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper; process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.

  3. 3

    Taste and add additional bean liquid, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika. Arrange Greek olives over top.