One of my new favorite eats is Black Bean Hummus. You can make it real thick or thin it out and use it as a dressing as well.
I encourage you use fresh products but canned beans are okay if you cannot make your own. If you do make your own save the "caldito" (broth) to thin it out for dressings and sauces. If you use canned beans make sure they are low sodium organic rinsed well.
Remember to change the recipe up to your taste e.g. less garlic if you do not like a lot of garlic etc.
BLACK BEAN HUMMUS
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tbs of fresh squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon of cumin
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspooons of olive oil
1 large jalapeno, chopped
15 oz of black beans
1/4 cp of cilantro, chopped
Add the garlic cloves to the food processor, process until they are finely chopped. Then add in all of the other ingredients --- zaaap, zaaap, zaaap. --- Process until they are at the consistency you like.
I have made the same recipe in various ways already. I have added the "caldito" to make it thinner and I coat my salads in it. I have also added parsley instead of cilantro and it gave it a different flavor. Then there was the one time I added way to many jalapenos and I had to add avocado to kill the spice (I was out of beans). The consistency changed but it was just as yummy. My husband also likes mixing it with his brown rice.
Keep Playing with Food.
Enjoy!
