Turn your classic hummus into a colorful, creamy masterpiece with just a few flavorful additions: avocados, lime, jalapeño, and cilantro. If you love hummus as much as me, you always have a container in your fridge. But did you know that you can whip up the best hummus ever in the blender or food processor in mere minutes? And then you can get creative beyond your classic chickpea, tahini, olive oil hummus. Case in point: This creamy Cilantro Avocado Hummus, which boasts a mild spice, citrus, and lime flavor that suits so many applications. You can serve this avocado hummus recipe with whole grain pita and veggies as an appetizer, and it’s also great as an accompaniment with tacos, burritos, sandwiches, burrito bowls, grain salads, and vegan meatballs. Make up a batch of this completely vegan, gluten free Cilantro Avocado Hummus in about 10 minutes, and it will last up to five days in the fridge. Serve it at you next party, potluck, picnic, or tailgate event. I served it recently for a holiday party and it was the talk of the event!
Learn how to make this hummus with this recipe video here.
Cilantro Avocado Hummus
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 8 servings 1x
Diet: Vegan
Description
This colorful, flavorful Cilantro Avocado Hummus takes the classic chickpea hummus ingredients to another level, compliments avocados, lime, jalapeno, and cilantro. This avocado hummus recipe is also vegan and gluten-free.
Toppings (optional):
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Cilantro
- Sliced jalapeno pepper
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Drain the chickpeas, reserving the liquid. Place drained chickpeas in the container of a blender or food processor.
- Add the garlic, lime juice and zest, tahini, black pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, and avocado flesh to the container of the blender or processor.
- Puree the mixture, gradually adding the olive oil and enough of the reserved bean liquid as necessary to produce a smooth, very thick, creamy texture.
- Pour the hummus into a serving dish.
- Optional: Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil, and additional fresh cilantro, jalapeño peppers, and sea salt, as desired.
- If not serving immediately, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dip
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 142
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 162 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 4 g
Keywords: vegan hummus, hummus recipe, avocado hummus, avocado hummus recipe
For more plant-based hummus recipes, check out some of my favorites:
Hummus with Green Peas
Creamy Pumpkin Hummus
Olive Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
Curried White Bean Hummus
Chickpea Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Hummus
Beet White Bean Hummus
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