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No Bean Hummus

December 27, 2020 By Dianne 4 Comments

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No Bean Hummus with chips, peppers, and carrots with text overlay
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hummus with peppers, carrots, lemons, and garlic with text overlay

No Bean Hummus is a deliciously healthy snack. No one will guess that the secret ingredient in this tasty dip is zucchini. Grab some cut veggies, and chow down! It’s great on sandwich and in wraps, too. This super easy recipe is vegan and gluten-free. 

dipping a piece of pepper into hummus

Raw Zucchini Hummus

Many years ago, when I first discovered the world of raw food, I did a 21 day raw challenge. The first 3 days were rough. In fact, I was in a such a bad mood on day 2 that I went to bed at 8:00pm. But by the end of the week, I was felt great! I had so much energy I was bouncing off the walls.

No Bean Hummus with chips, peppers, and carrot sticks

For some reason, a lot of my friends kept recommending hummus as snack, thinking chickpeas are raw. I guess they thought that straight out of the can, the uncooked beans are considered a raw food. But of course, the beans are cooked before they’re canned,

I was eating a lot of humus in that 21 day period, though, but it wasn’t made with chickpeas. I was constantly whipping up batches of no bean hummus, made with zucchini. 

hummus close up

No Bean Hummus

This recipe is based off a recipe from RAWvolution by Matt Amsden. It’s super easy to make, and it’s one that I usually make when I show people how to make when I’m teaching raw cooking classes. Several years ago I made it for a Celebrate Vegan Day event at my local Williams Sonoma, and it was a big hit with the crowd.

tahini, garlic, zucchini and lemons

How to Make No Bean Hummus

This recipe is so easy to make it almost feels like cheating!

  • You just blend all of the ingredients together in a blender or food processor. It whips up in seconds in my Blendtec.
  • You can garnish your hummus with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and a dusting of paprika, if you like.

Mixing hummus in blender

I don’t peel my zucchini before making my hummus, mainly out of laziness. But if you feel the green color will turn some people off (like little ones who don’t want to eat green foods), you can peel yours.

hummus with chips overhead

How to Customize Your No Bean Hummus

You can season your hummus to your liking by adding:

  • A pinch of turmeric
  • Extra minced garlic 
  • A little cayenne pepper
  • Half a teaspoon of za’atar seasoning
  • Or whatever your favorite seasonings are!

hummus with chips, peppers, and carrots overhead

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No Bean Hummus

No Bean Hummus is a deliciously healthy snack. No one will guess that the secret ingredient in this tasty dip is zucchini. Grab some cut veggies, and chow down!

This recipe makes about a cup of hummus. A serving size is 2 tablespoons.

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword no bean hummus, zucchini hummus
Prep Time 10 minutes
Yields 8 servings
Calories 66 kcal
Author Dianne

Ingredients

  • 1 medium zucchini chopped
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for garnish, optional
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds for garnish, optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika for garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. Place the zucchini, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, sat, and cumin in a high speed blender or food processor, and combine until smooth and creamy.

    Garnish with a drizzle of oilive oil, sprinkle of sesame seeds, and dusting of paprika, if you like.

hummus square

Other Dip Recipes You Might Enjoy Include:

  • Roasted Garlic Hummus
  • Spinach Artichoke Dip
  • Everything But the Bagel Dip
  • Vegan Queso Dip

No Bean Hummus horizontal

Filed Under: Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Appetizers and Snacks, Vegan Recipes Tagged With: tahini, zucchini

About Dianne

Dianne Wenz is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Plant-Based Diet Nutrition Specialist, and Plant-Based Chef, as well as the author of Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook.

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  1. Lisa is Planted365 says

    December 28, 2020 at 2:41 PM

    5 stars
    This looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Dianne says

      December 30, 2020 at 3:03 PM

      Thank you, Lisa!

      Reply
  2. Jill says

    January 14, 2021 at 1:45 PM

    Hi just made this and it is really good but it has a more sauce/dressing like consistency.
    Does it firm up at all in the fridge? Thanks

    Reply
    • Dianne says

      January 15, 2021 at 9:42 AM

      Hi, Jill. It’s never turned out thin for me, but different brands of tahini had different consistencies, so that could be the reason. Tahini does tend to thicken in the fridge, so it probably will firm up.

      Reply

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