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  • Makes 1½ cups

Lima beans stand in for chickpeas in this fresh, flavorful spread or dip. Frozen lima beans don’t take long to cook, and they make a nice green base for this basil-infused hummus. Find more flavorful homemade hummus recipes here.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups frozen baby lima beans (8 oz.)
  • ½ cup fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon + 1½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoons tahini
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan combine lima beans and 1½ cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Drain.
  2. In a blender or food processor combine lima beans, basil, lemon juice, tahini, and garlic. Cover and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper; pulse to combine.
  3. Transfer hummus to a bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

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Marilyn Watson2 years ago
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Good Day
Could you please advise the preparation of dried baby lima beans when I cannot find frozen?
Do I soak the lima beans for several hours (or overnight), pour off the water, bring the beans covered with water to a boil, pour off the water, then start the recipe – – measure out 1 1/2 cup of beans and 1 1/2 cup of water, bring to a boil and then summer for 20 to 25 minutes?
Thank you.

Gabrielle Langlois2 years ago
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what if I have a can of lima beans, can I use them? why just mentioning frozen?

jimmy p2 years ago
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for me this is better than regular hummus

JPSM2 years ago
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Re: substituting canned Lima beans. Though I’m not the recipe contributor, it would seem to me that canned Lima beans would be much less firm, mushier, not to mention the additional sodium usually present in canned vegetables. The result of using canned would impact the healthfulness, taste and consistency.

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