A light and creamy hummus that you can make in minutes, featuring fresh basil, lemon, edamame beans, and chickpeas. Perfect as a plant-based dip for your favourite veggies or corn chips. Or try it on an open-faced bagel, slathered with hummus, drizzled with olive oil and salt.
Ingredients
![ingredients_basil_lemon_edamame_hummus Top-down view of ingredients for Edamame Hummus: basil, lemon, edamame, salt, oil, chickpeas](https://notnotnutritious.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ingredients_basil_lemon_edamame_hummus.jpg)
Make this Edamame Hummus with just 6 simple ingredients:
No tahini required
Note, that this is a non-traditional hummus recipe that doesn’t contain any tahini (ground sesame seeds)
![What-is-Edamame_ Infographic: What is edamame? A top-down view of edamame beans in a bowl. Text says: Edamame beans are young, green soybeans. Although edamame beans and tofu are both made from soy, they don't taste alike. The beans are like a milder, firmer version of a green pea. You can buy them in their pods (frozen or fresh) or frozen and shelled. This recipe uses frozen, shelled edamame. Look for them in the frozen vegetable section of your grocery store.](https://notnotnutritious.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/What-is-Edamame_.jpg)
Tips: Plant-based snacking
Some people think when it comes to snack time, there's not much but celery and carrots. The good news is that many common dips and spreads are naturally plant-based - think salsa, guacamole, hummus, and nut butters for starters.
If you want to vegan-ize a dip made with mayonnaise, try our vegan mayo, it's quick and inexpensive. Or check out the commercially available options at the grocery market.
Keeping some of our DIY Mother Mix on hand will help you whip up creamy dips in no time, like Easy Vegan Queso or our Spinach Dip.
Visual Overview: Making Edamame Hummus
This recipe requires a blender.
Serving Ideas
Serve as a dip with your favourite veggies: crunchy carrots, celery, and peppers would all work well. Alternatively use it as a dip for chips; we love it with blue corn chips. Or turn it into an easy snack or lunch by smearing it on bread or a toasted bagel.
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Recipe Card
Edamame Hummus
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, tightly packed
- 1/2 cup edamame beans, shelled
- 1 1/2 cups chickpeas, cooked, unsalted (Use canned, drained chickpeas, or cooked from scratch chickpeas. If using salted, taste before adding more salt.)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (Or more to taste. We use about 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt. Table salt is saltier than sea salt.)
Optionally, for serving
- olive oil
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice, olive oil, basil, edamame, and 1 cup of the chickpeas to the blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the remaining chickpeas and half of the salt. Blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt, lemon juice, or basil, if desired.
- Optionally, drizzle with a little extra olive oil, and garnish with fresh basil leaves.