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Guacamole Hummus

Today is posting day for Secret Recipe Club‘s Group C!   Secret Recipe Club is a group of ardent food bloggers that are kept in line by some truly marvelous hosts:   Camilla, Jane,  Sarah, and the fabulous Group C host, Debbi.   Each month the membership receives their assignments, we all lurk around our assigned blog, we bake or make some new delicious food, and then on posting day….(drum roll please)…we all post the results.

Secret Recipe ClubFor August, I was assigned Chelsy at  Mangia.   I actually had been assigned Chelsy’s blog before in April 2013.   I made up one of her fantastic desserts, Peach-Raspberry Crumble.     There are plenty of sweet treats to be found on Mangia.

This time around, I wanted to make something else, something creamy and cool….something that would lend itself to sitting on the patio on a lazy late summer weekend.   I found exactly what I wanted with her Guacamole Hummus.

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Guacamole Hummus
slightly adapted from Mangia

1 (15 oz.). can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 small  avocado
2 large cloves of garlic, minced
1 jalapeno, seeded, deveined and chopped
3 T. tahini
3 T. extra-virgin olive oil
juice of 1 small lime
¾ t. fine sea salt
½ t. chili powder
Optional garnishes: 1 large Roma tomato, jalapeno slices, chopped 1 small red onion, or chopped ¼ c. of freshly chopped cilantro

Combine the garbanzo beans, avocado, garlic, jalapeno and tahini in a large food processor.

On the highest speed, slowly start to stream in the extra-virgin olive oil until the hummus reaches a smooth consistency. Add  lime juice, sea salt, and chili powder.

Place in serving bowl and garnish.

The only change I made was to add a bit of chili powder and the jalapeno.

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It just kind of hit me to throw in a jalapeno because I had just picked from the garden.

Chelsy suggests serving this dip with fresh veggies.   I served mine with tortilla chips.  🙂   (It was also good in a pita with some freshly sliced tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden.)

Can I just say this is delicious?   I don’t know that I will make regular guacamole ever again.  (Well, I might be over-exaggerating there, but this stuff is marvelous and glorious.)

Really, I will make this again and again and again.   Thank you, Chelsy!

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Comments & Replies

44 responses to “Guacamole Hummus”

  1. Veronica Avatar

    Whoooooooa Nelly. This is my foodie dream come true. You know I love dip, right? And this is two of my favorites all in one. Am I still living on Earth? Cuz I can hear angels singing in harmony.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      My thoughts exactly.

  2. Veronica Avatar

    Oh hey, how does this do with discoloration? Do you have to put plastic wrap right against the surface of leftovers to keep them from turning brown, like with regular guacamole?

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Well, that is a good question because it doesn’t really last that long. Seriously, mine discolored a bit but not like regular guacamole does.

  3. culinarycam Avatar

    Thanks for the shout-out! And what a great recipe. I will definitely have to give this a try. We love, love, love, love, love hummus.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Hope you do try it!

  4. chelsy e. Avatar

    I’m sooooooo glad you chose this recipe! It’s one of my favorite hummus recipes ever! So delicious! Looks great!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I’m soooooooo glad I found it on your site. Thank you!!!!!

  5. Angie@Angie's Recipes Avatar

    I like to throw in some avocados in my pureed chickpea too. It’s soooooooo delicious!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I’ve never done it before, but rest assured I will do it again.

  6. Sashi @ GetOffTheCouchAndCook Avatar

    I can totally see why this would be addictive. I must try this soon!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Totally addictive!

  7. oureatinghabits Avatar

    MMMM…. Guacamole….MMMMM….Hummus, two things I absolutely love, combined, genius!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I know, right? Genius!!!!

  8. Erin (@EMakingMemories) Avatar

    Oh wow. That’s the best of both worlds – hummus AND guacamole? I’m in! Can’t wait to make this.
    http://makingmemorieswithyourkids.com

    1. Eliot Avatar

      You must make this as soon as you are able!

  9. chef mimi Avatar

    This looks fabulous!!!!!!!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Fabulous, fantastic, glorious, marvelous, delicious……

  10. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl Avatar

    You are giving me quite a craving or some hummus right about now! YUM!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Wait until you try this stuff. Then you will want guacamole hummus!

  11. Choc Chip Uru Avatar

    Way to mix my two favourite dips, thank you 😀

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    1. Eliot Avatar

      The best of both worlds!

  12. teaandscones Avatar
    teaandscones

    How interesting. I would never have thought of making hummus with avacado.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Chelsy made up a great recipe!

  13. teaspoonofspice Avatar
    teaspoonofspice

    Ahh, the best of both worlds colliding! It’s been way too long since I’ve made either – looks so good.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Happy collision!

  14. Carol at Wild Goose Tea Avatar

    This soooooo works for me. I love hummus, but I developed an allergy late in life to it. Of all the weird things! I pinned this in a minute!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Wow. I would be so bummed if I couldn’t eat hummus!

  15. mjskit Avatar

    So glad you tried this recipe and posted it. I’ve never been a hummus fan because I have always found it boring. However, this version does NOT look boring at all. I can see why you may never make “plain” hummus again. With this recipe, I might just give hummus another chance.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Definitely not boring.

  16. kitchenriffs Avatar
    kitchenriffs

    I never thought to make hummus with avocado before! Really interesting idea, and this looks terrific. Really fun stuff — thanks.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      So glad I got this recipe from SRC.

  17. Culinary Flavors Avatar

    Combining two in one is such a fun idea and judging from your enthusiastic critics must have been tasty too!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      There was a lot of enthusiasm with this post, wasn’t there.

  18. Judit + Corina @ Glamorous Bite Avatar

    We like guacamole and hummus so this sounds like the perfect mix! We could definitely imagine having it on the patio in summer! J+C

    1. Eliot Avatar

      It’s definitely time to make some more this weekend.

  19. Culinary Flavors Avatar

    Thanks for bringing this guacamole at The Weekend Social. All posts get pinned on our pinterest board! Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr ! I hope to see you there!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks, Katerina.

  20. kalamitykelli Avatar

    Lovely! A Hummus without tahini (I don’t care for it) – I am pinning this to my Tailgating Tidbits board so we can have some during football games!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      OK–hate to break it to you, but there is tahini in the recipe. But, by all means, try it without it and let me know.

  21. JJ Avatar
    JJ

    Looking for a dip to bring to Labor Day BBQ this weekend. WOW I do believe this is a marriage made in heaven. Guacamole and hummus my two favorite dips in one. Tried it first. Added fresh jalapeños from the garden and this disappeared before it could discolor. Didn’t have lime so used lemon. This is an awesome dip. 🙂

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Yep, I swap out lime and lemon when needed. Thanks for stopping by and so glad you tried it and liked it.

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