As a mostly vegetarian, beans are a big staple in my diet. Beans over eggs in the mornings, on salads in the afternoon, with rice in the evening. But now that I’m taking this FODMAPs thing (mostly) seriously, they’re off the table for a while.
So you know what that also means? No hummus.
I racked my brain. I sent out a few frantic emails to fellow herbivores who’ve also struggled with IBS-type symptoms in the past. And, since it is 2013 after all, I Googled.
My search brought me to a fabulously easy recipe from My New Roots, one of my favorite food blogs. Sarah’s photos are beautiful, her writing eloquent, and, bottom line, her recipes make me salivate.
I’m going to invite you to do something that can be a little scary. Try to let go of your ideas of what something should be, and instead accept it for what it is. Like this egg-free breakfast sandwich! This hummus uses nuts instead of beans. With a few tweaks to make this a little creamier and FODMAPs friendly, I now know I can survive in a world without hummus.
This recipe uses the pulp that’s leftover from making homemade almond milk (this, this, and this are all great recipes). I’d used last week’s batch to make sweet crackers (batch #2!), and was excited to try something new with this week’s. And… ta da! It turned out wonderfully
Almond Pulp Hummus, adapted from My New Roots
Makes 1.5 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond pulp (leftover from homemade almond milk)
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 T tahini
- 1/2 t sea salt
- 1/2 t garlic powder
- 1/2 t ground cumin
- 1/2 cup water
- sea salt, freshly ground pepper, + cayenne (optional)
In a food processor, pulse first six ingredients together. Add water, and pulse until creamy. Garnish with salt, pepper and cayenne before serving.
You are what you eat: these recent studies add to the growing research that confirms what we all know- that what we put into our bodies affects how we fare medically.
- Eat more fiber for stroke prevention
- 14-year study affirms omega-3 consumption prevents heart attack and encourages longer life
- Cutting national sodium intake could save half a million lives over the next decade
Cheers to good health!
