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Yum Alert: Edamame Basil Hummus

edamame basil hummus
Written by emilyc

Any hummus is good hummus in my eyes, and edamame basil hummus is next on my hummus life journey. It’s on trend with 2013’s color of the year, and it’s packed with healthy protein! Can’t go wrong here. Recipe and image via Two Peas and Their Pod.

edamame basil hummus

Ingredients:

2 cups shelled, cooked edamame
2/3 cups garbanzo beans (chickpeas) drained and rinsed
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup fresh basil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Chips, crackers, or veggies-for serving

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About the author

emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.