Fresh Garbanzo Bean Hummus

Have you ever tried fresh garbanzo beans or Fresh Garbanzo Bean Hummus? I hadn’t either before my trip to the Santa Monica Farmers Market. I was enjoying the last few days before returning to work post maternity and on the lookout for interesting fruit and vegetables. I saw one stand selling a huge bundle that looked like it required a mule to carry it out of the market. I’ve never seen fresh garbanzo beans or really knew how they grew but after tasting one, I decided it was worth lugging a bundle home. Especially since my in house food critic was doing the shlepping. This recipe is time consuming only because you have to remove the pods from the stalks and then shell them. Once that’s done the rest is easy. I’m not necessarily suggesting you all run out and try to find fresh garbanzo beans. I suspect they are not easy to find but I wanted to share a recipe that I thought was fun to make and kind of cool. The hummus tastes a lot like hummus but much fresher.

The ingredients

Hauling the stash from the market

An open pod

Raw beans

They turn bright green when they are cooked

Dump all the ingredients into a food processor

Process until smooth

Serve and enjoy!

Fresh Garbanzo Beans Hummus

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 10

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups of shelled fresh garbanzos boiled in salty water for 5 minutes and drained
• Juice of two lemons
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Water for consistency

Method

 

1. Dump all ingredients into a food processor and process until smooth
2. Add water one tablespoon at a time until you reach desired consistency