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A very healthy, tasty, and addictive hummus made with chickpeas, tahini, and chia seeds. This is perfect for spreading, dipping, salad dressing, or even as a base sauce for any kind of pasta or curry.
A few days back the lovely folks at ChiaBia sent me a box full of chia products and I am so grateful to them for doing so. They have a wide range of chia seeds based product to boost your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Do check the ChiaBia website to go through their products as well to know about chia seeds and their nutritional benefits.
Hummus is one of my favorite dip from the Middle Eastern Cusine and their tons of variations apart from the regular classic hummus. So far I have tried a few variations including Beet Hummus and Spinach Hummus but this hummus with chia seeds is my recent favorite. I used Chiabia’s White Chia Seeds and homemade tahini in the recipe and I got my portion of health benefits from it.
I love cooking from scratch whether it is a simple dip like hummus. If I know I will be making hummus the next day or week, I could soak the chickpeas in the night and cook them and store in the freezer. That way I always have a stock of cooked chickpeas or any other bean in the freezer ready to use up.
So whenever the girls would ask for some tasty snacks I love making hummus and serve them with vegetable sticks or potato wedges. We, adults, of course, love’em with falafels. Adding the chia seeds to hummus is a healthy way to incorporate them into your diet. So next time when you are making hummus don’t forget to throw in some chia seeds 🙂
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Hummus with Chia Seeds
Ingredients
- 2 cups chickpeas, cooked or canned
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 4 tablespoon tahini
- 2 tablespoon chiabia whole white chia seeds
- juice of one lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika optional
- 1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- coriander or parsley leaves to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Pulse all of the ingredients except coriander leaves in a food processor or good quality blender until smooth.
- Add more or less reserved chickpea water as per desired consistency.
- Adjust the seasonings. Serve immediately drizzled with some more whole white chia seeds, olive oil, paprika and coriander or parsley leaves.
Notes
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Enjoy!!
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Disclosure: I was sent samples from Chiabia Seeds to try in recipes and not being told or paid to write the review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Best Regards,
Sapana Behl
Hummus looks perfect and yummy. Saving the recipe. My daughter loves hummus. I will make whenever she comes home.
Hummus with chia seeds sounds great! It looks delicious, perfect for anything 🙂
Very unique hummus Sapana, and the addition of chia seeds sounds extremely fabulous. What a wonderful way to include chia seeds in our diet. Lovely!!
Love your backdrop.. The hummus looks stunning with all the food styling.. Big thumbs up..
Adding chia seeds to hummus sounds very nutritious and delicious. They sure add nice crunch and nuttiness to the dish.
We love chia seeds in our porridge and bars , lovely idea of using it in Hummus pics are fabulous
Hummus looks delectable..Love the addition of chia seeds – that makes it even more healthy
wow! what a healthy way to add chia seeds in the food. Lovely clicks. Will keep it in mind to add chia seeds to the hummus when I prepare next time. Thank you for the idea.
Arabic food is my family’s favorite as UAE was our bread and butter for many years.
I too make tahina at home.
Loved the addition of Chia seeds in Hummus.. Interesting !
Adding chia seeds to hummus is such a delicious and healthy idea. Looks yum Sapana.
Like you said this is perfect for spreading, dipping, salad dressing or even as a base sauce for any kind of pasta. Loved the addition of chia!
Like the idea of adding chia seeds to up the health quotient in hummus… lovely clicks…
Hummus is versatile that it almost adapts to anything. Beautiful pics dear
Love this hummus for the addition of chia seeds, awesome
Hummus with chia seeds very innovative.. Hummus are a extraordinary dip..
love your beautiful photos Sapana… you have the magic to create something like this with ease. brilliant idea.
Good way to use chia seeds in hummus. Nice clicks.
A bowl full of goodness. I am yet to try chia seeds. Have heard so much about them.
All-time favourite.. hummus. the chis will add the weight loss benefits too.
Brilliant images. High on protein and health not to forget the inclusion of chia seeds Mae’s it perfect for all calorie conscious people, including me. A great and tasty way to incorporate chickpeas in our diet. Loved the recipe
Hummus is in my to do list for long time…your post reminds me of it…the hummus looks awesome dear
This hummus recipe I found so healthy. Having chia seeds in them stole my love towards it. Bookmarked.
What a great idea adding chia seeds to hummus Sapana-healthy and yummy!