This is the best Organic Roasted Garlic Hummus we’ve ever had! Hummus is so versatile because it is a great snack, appetizer, side dish, or condiment, and it’s super nutritious and digestible if properly prepared. The next time I make this hummus I’m going to be sure to make a double batch because this recipe though large, still only lasts for a few days in our home. It’s always a competition of who is going to sneak in a few more bites when no one is looking!
It is essential that you soak and cook your own garbanzo beans rather than purchasing them in a can. Firstly, it allows you to have full control over your ingredients and preparation methods, and secondly the hummus just comes out so much better. Garbanzo beans in the can are never soaked or sprouted which is essential to gut health. In addition, the water that is used may not be something you would actually want to drink even if it says “filtered”. Lastly, I just try to stay away from cans period. Science is finding endocrin disruptors in BPA free cans so there really are no healthy can options. Just make the fresh stuff and you’ll be good to go on all fronts.
Hummus in our home is a labor of love. I preempt our hummus extravaganza by soaking the hummus in warm water for about 1 1/2-2 days, and I change the water at least twice a day. This releases the anti nutrients from the garbanzo beans so that they are easier to digest and render greater nutritional benefits for our bodies. I personally can’t eat any legumes unless they are properly soaked because of years of being a vegan/vegetarian and improperly eating legumes and grains. This trashed my gut even though it was all organic. Hence, my bean consumption is generally pretty low, and I pretty much only eat them in my home when I know they were prepared properly. My husband and daughter on the other hand could eat legumes 24/7 if I let them and they would be fine.
Roasted Garlic! The most important ingredient. Ever notice when you make hummus with raw garlic you get burpy and gassy afterward? Well it’s probably because raw garlic even in small amounts can be kind of intense on the gut. However, to the rescue is roasted garlic! Not only does roasted garlic have an amazing flavor that is more palatable in my opinion, but it also doesn’t leave me burpy and gassy. Probably more information than you wanted to know about me, but it may be something for you to notice in your own body. Remember organic is the first step to a healthy diet, but proper food preparation is the real next step in revamping your health.
Finishing off with another important ingredient to making a fantastic vegan hummus like this is to use real quality olive oil. Purchasing quality olive oil will likely take place by you finding a local farmer to purchase it from. That is the only way we have found real olive oil for a descent price. Most organic olive oil is full of cheap fillers like canola oil. Toxic olive oil is an international problem which includes olive oil from Italy and Greece. It depresses me to think about it, however, it energizes so many real farmers to make the good stuff, the real olive oil.
Simple ingredients, that are real, organic, and unprocessed is essential to make a top quality hummus. Try it and I know you won’t regret it! Let me know how your body responded to this hummus, I’m always curious.
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