Italian White Bean Hummus

In North America, hummus is one of the most popular and loved dishes from the Mediterranean and Middle East regions. It’s an exotic blend of pureed chickpeas or other fleshy beans, lemon, sesame tahini, and oil. Spices such as roasted garlic, roasted red peppers, scallion, and dill are sometimes added for a flavor twist.

Hummus is traditionally used as a dip for pita bread, corn chips, crackers, or fresh-cut vegetables. Many people use hummus as a spread on sandwiches to substitute mayonnaise or as a main ingredient in a vegetarian sandwich.

This Italian White Bean Hummus recipe is delicious and very versatile. I suggest making a batch on the weekend and then using it throughout the week in sandwiches, as a dip for pre-cut and cleaned veggies like carrot sticks, celery sticks, or broccoli, on toast, or as a substitute for mayo.