Add this green goddess hummus or easy basil hummus recipe to your favorite sandwich or wrap. The green goddess combination of fresh herbs adds a great layer of flavor to even your simplest of turkey sandwiches. Or surround this hummus with a bunch of your favorite raw chopped vegetables. The colorful rainbow of vegetables surrounding the green goddess colors is a sight for hungry eyes.

Green Goddess Basil Hummus Recipe in a bowl

Basil Hummus Recipe “Green Goddess”

Here’s a few reasons why you should make this Green Goddess hummus recipe. First, it’s the perfect Summer inspired recipe for hummus because basil is plentiful. If you’re growing basil, you can make this dip all season long! Second, the fragrant flavors of basil add so much bright and delicious flavor to your everyday hummus. It’s like a “pesto” hummus, but without the cheese. You really don’t need the cheese because the fresh herbs are amazing on their own.

Lastly, it’s just so wonderfully healthy to add a big handful of fresh basil leaves along with some more green from parsley leaves and fresh sprigs of time. There’s so many more reasons to make this, but hopefully you’ll be convinced enough to understand why this is so delicious and healthy.

Green Goddess Basil Hummus Recipe step by step

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What to Use a Green Goddess (or Basil Hummus Recipe) for

  • As a dip (of course) – Pita, cracker or veggies are great starts
  • Makes a great salad dressing
  • Sandwich spread – can you say delicious!
  • As a dip for fried bread. So good!
  • To top scrambled eggs. Have some leftover green goddess hummus in the fridge after a party? Try adding a some on top of your eggs or breakfast toast. So good!

Enjoy!

Basil Hummus Recipe step by step

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Green Goddess Basil Hummus Recipe

Yield: 6 Servings
Total Time: 15 minutes
See post for additional recipe details. If you're using cannellini, great Northern or any type of white bean, these are much creamier than garbanzo beans. So you should use less liquid for white beans and start with the oil first. Then add additional water or oil if needed. If not, you'll end up with a white bean soup! That happened to us for the original recipe testing and we eneded up the very liquidly white bean "hummus" mix as a dressing. Nothign went to waste. 🙂
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Ingredients

  • 15 oz. (425g) canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained & rinsed
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) water , or more if needed
  • 3 Tablespoons (45ml) fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon (15g) tahini paste
  • 2 cloves garlic , chopped
  • 1 cup rough chopped Italian basil
  • 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley leaves
  • leaves from two 3-inch sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt , or more to taste

Instructions 

  • In blender combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth, if necessary stopping blender a few times and stirring mixture to help it blend smooth. If needed blend in one tablespoon of water or oil at a time to make the hummus creamy and smooth.
    Tip: It's helpful to use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender when the hummus mixture sticks to the blender sides. That way, all the hummus is blended together at the same time for even texture.
  • Taste the hummus and add additional salt and pepper if necessary. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to overnight, allowing the flavors to marry. Hummus will keep for several days stored airtight in the refrigerator.
    Serve with your favorite pita bread, vegetable crudité, crackers, chips, toast, or fried bread.

Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 782mg, Potassium: 147mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 432IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 41mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Appetizer, Dips, Vegetables
Cuisine: Dips, Mediterranean, Party
Calories: 241

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