Avocado Hummus

If you love hummus and guacamole but don’t know which one to choose for your next party, then make this avocado hummus!

It’s the best combination of your two favorite dips in a creamy green hummus packed with healthy fats from avocado.

What’s Avocado Hummus?

Avocado hummus is a creamy hummus with added avocado and guacamole flavors like cumin and cilantro.

It’s a combination of Mexican flavors and Mediterranean cuisine in one dip.

How To Make Avocado Hummus

It’s very easy to make this green avocado hummus dip recipe.

Ingredients

All you need to make creamy hummus with avocado are:

• Canned Chickpeas – Drain the chickpeas, but you don’t need to peel them.
• Ripe Avocado – Ripe but with no dark spot on their flesh. If your avocados show dark black areas, remove, and discard them. These parts add a bitter flavor and brown the dip too much.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Lime Juice
• Ground Cumin
• Hulled Tahini or unhulled tahini, but keep in mind that unhulled sesame seeds in tahini make the dip slightly bitter.
• Garlic
• Iced Water – to thin out the dip.
• Fresh Cilantro

Preparation

You need a food processor or high-speed blender like a Vitamix to make this hummus.

First, add tahini, olive oil, peeled whole garlic, and lime juice in the blender.

Blend on low speed (speed 3 of a Vitamix blender) for about 30 seconds. Blend until the garlic and liquid form a creamy paste.

Stop the blender, and add the remaining ingredients, except the water. Start by adding canned, drained chickpeas, avocado flesh, cumin, salt, pepper, and fresh cilantro.

Blend again on low-medium speed and, using your blender’s tamper attachment, push down the ingredients to the blade.

Blend until all the ingredients are creamy. Now, blend on low speed and gradually add iced water, one tablespoon at a time, until your reach the desired consistency.

This makes the dip creamier and thinner. Add as much water as you like depending on how thin you like your avocado hummus.

The more water, the thinner the dip will be.

Serving Avocado Hummus

This creamy avocado hummus is better served fresh and therefore, I recommend storing the dip in the fridge for a few hours before serving.

Then, serve with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of chili powder or chili flakes, and sea salt flakes.

You can serve it as a dip, spread, or sauce.

As A Dip To Dig In

This avocado hummus is a healthy game day appetizer and perfect for dipping so many different kinds of food, like:

• Raw Carrot Sticks
• Red Peppers Sticks
• Cucumber Sticks
• Raw Celery Sticks
• Homemade Pita Chips
• Roasted Cauliflower
• Tortilla Chips
• Healthy Crackers

As A Spread

You can also use this hummus as a healthy spread to replace mayonnaise in sandwiches or wraps.

You can use it with tuna, grilled tofu, or shredded chicken to make delicious lunch sandwiches.

Use some of the bread recipes below to make your hummus avocado sandwiches:

• Moroccan Bread
• Keto Bread Recipe
• Flour Tortillas
• Low-Carb Pita Bread
• Keto Burger Buns

You can also spread it on Cheese Quesadilla or Steak Quesadilla.

As A Sauce

You can use hummus as a healthy sauce on grilled meat. It’s a delicious, healthier swap for mayonnaise or sauce made from vegetable oil.

Serve as a side to:

• Cast-Iron Chicken Breast
• Blackened Chicken

Storage Instructions

Like any dip made from creamy avocado, this dip will slightly turn brown in the fridge.

It’s better to eat the leftover avocado hummus within four days and store it in an airtight container with a drizzle of olive oil on top to prevent the avocado from oxidizing.

When storing leftovers in their serving bowl, wrap the top with plastic wrap to avoid air coming in contact with the dip.

If the dip browns on the top, give it a good stir before eating. The color won’t change the taste of the dip.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are my answers to your most common questions about this hummus avocado dip recipe.

Can I Use Dry Chickpeas?

Yes, you can cook your own dry chickpeas and use 15 ounces (400g) of cooked, cold chickpeas.

Does Avocado Hummus Turn Brown?

Yes, avocado always turns slightly brown after a few days in the fridge.

To prevent this, drizzle some olive oil on top of the dip and store it in a sealed, airtight container.

Always seal the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid.

Stir before serving to remove any brown color.

Can I Freeze This Recipe?

You can freeze avocado hummus in airtight zip-lock bags and thaw them in the fridge the day before.