Sun Dried Tomato Hummus Recipe from: Rancho Vignola, Armstrong, BC

If you are looking for more ways to save time in the kitchen while making nutritious food, try making some hummus.It is so versatile and easy to make that I keep some on hand at all times. It's the perfect busy-day snack with some crackers, added to a sandwich or to dip some veggies in. I always make a larger batch than I need at the time, as it freezes very well. This recipe is a bit of a twist on traditional hummus. Using hemp seeds instead of tahini, and with the addition of the sun-dried tomatoes, it's a very tasty variation. With the amount of tomatoes used, it has just a hint of their flavour. If you really like the flavour of sun-dried tomatoes, up the quantity to 1/2 cup tightly packed instead. This recipe makes approximately 1.5 pints of hummus, which I usually separate into three 1/2 pint jars. I keep one out to use right away and freeze two for later use. Save yourself time, wash fewer dishes and make one batch instead of three! Depending on the size of your food processor, you can easily make larger batches as well.

30-oz canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), or approximately 3 cups dried chickpeas soaked until soft
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, lightly packed
1/3 cup olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
1/4 tsp each ground pepper and salt

Boil water and pour Œ_ cup over your sun-dried tomatoes, let them soak for about 10 minutes.

Start by processing your garlic cloves in a food processor fitted with the metal S-blade. I prefer to get them as chopped as possible first so no one gets a surprise bite of garlic later on. Add your sun-dried tomatoes, with the liquid from soaking along with the hemp seeds, and pulse until combined.

Scrape down the sides and add the olive oil, salt, pepper and chickpeas. Start by pulsing until everything gets moving around in the äóìballäó stage of processing, then let the food processor run for about three minutes continuously. If your processor is having a hard time getting the hummus going, add more olive oil one tablespoon at a time; you usually wonäó»t need more than an extra Œ_ cup of olive oil. Make sure to check to make sure there arenäó»t any chunks left, and process for another minute if it doesnäó»t seem very smooth; how quickly the processing will take depends on your processor and the blade youäó»re using.

• Tomatoes – Sun Dried – ORGANIC
• Hemp Seeds – Raw, Hulled – ORGANIC
• Hemp Seeds – Raw, Hulled