Spicy Hummus – your favorite Mediterranean dip with a spicy southwest kick.
I love salsa. I love hummus. Why not put the two together? Um, yes please! It’s a great flavor combination and it’s also completely oil free! This Spicy Hummus is our go-to dip for all our snack time cravings. And with three kids, you know we have a lot of snacking moments around here! Use chips, crackers, raw cut veggies, or pita bread as a vehicle to get this goodness into your mouth! Sugar snap peas are my favorite with this spicy hummus recipe.
Hummus is generally made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. And then topped with even more olive oil for serving. In order to make this hummus without oil, I used the salsa to loosen it up a bit. And it worked out so well!
Chips and salsa is one of my favorite, easy, go-to snacks. Who am I kidding – it’s an addiction! Using this kicked up version of hummus instead of plain salsa ups the protein, flavor and fun a few notches. Use your favorite salsa. My fave is Salsa Authentica from Trader Joe’s. It has a nice little kick of heat, but it’s not too much for the kids. By changing up the salsa, you also change up the taste of this recipe. A smoky chipotle salsa would be terrific too. Play around and make it your own!
You can find hummus in just about every grocery store these days, but save your money and make your own. It’s so easy – made all in the food processor! All you need are a few ingredients and a couple minutes. Done!
Spicy Hummus
I hope you love this Spicy Hummus as much as we do. If you try it, please come back and leave me a comment below with your feedback. You can also find me on social media. Be sure to tag @veggi_inspired and #veggieinspired so I’m sure to see it. Enjoy!
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 15 oz can, drained and rinsed)
- 1 garlic clove (peeled)
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup salsa (I like Trader Joe's Salsa Aunthentico, but use your favorite)
- Process all ingredients in a food processor.
If you like it a bit thinner, add more salsa (or water) 1 tbsp at a time.
- Serve with corn chips, tortilla chips, pita chips, assorted veggies or all of the above.
~Nutrition calculations will change based on the kind of salsa you use. Use these calculations as an estimation only.
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I’ve made this hummus twice. Once for my parents, who mainly eat plant-based food, and once for my husband’s family, who rarely eat any plants at all. Both groups liked it. My husband’s family had never even tried hummus before…so, thanks, Jenn, for helping my husband’s family eat a little healthier and enjoy it! (I love that this hummus doesn’t use any oil, yet it’s still incredibly creamy! I did add more salsa as you suggested.)
That is great, Sara! I took it to a neighborhood party once. None of my neighbors are plant based and almost all of them are meat and potatoes people. One of the men tried it without knowing what it was. He couldn’t stop eating it and eventually said, “This is really good. Who made it?” When I said I did and told him it was hummus he said, “Ewwww, I’m eating hummus?” Um yeah, and you are LOVING it! LOL!! I’m glad both of your families loved it!! Thanks, Sara!
The idea of salsa in hummus sounds absolutely divine!! Yum!! 😀
It’s so good! Kid and teenager (who aren’t even mine) approved as well!
Thank you for sharing this with me!! I just shared it on my websites FB page and Google! I am so excited that I have everything I need to make it!!
Oh, great! Thanks for sharing! It’s such an easy recipe, I’m actually surprised I’ve never come across something like this before. I hope you love it too!
Hi, Jenn, I nominated you for Liebster Award! You can find the information and questions here: http://sunflowerkitchen.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/liebster-award/#more-237 .
I seriously can’t believe I never thought to combine two of my favorite food groups. This looks like the perfect snack to bring along to a game day party!
This is so great! Thank you so much for the nomination! I can’t wait to post my replies and pay the love forward as well. Thanks again!
Your welcome! Thanks for stopping by today!
Thank you for posting an oil free hummus recipe!