Garlic Scape Hummus

Name: Garlic Scape Hummus
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 3 garlic scapes; 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained; ⅓ cup tahini; ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste; ⅛ teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon snipped garlic chives

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If you can get your hands on garlic scapes during the very short season, they make a very tasty garlic substitute in hummus. If not serving right away, transfer hummus to a container, drizzle with olive oil, and close tightly with a lid and refrigerate.

By nch

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 1/2 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

3 garlic scapes
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
⅓ cup tahini
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste
⅛ teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon snipped garlic chives (Optional)

Directions

Step 1

Remove the blossom end and the opposite fibrous end of each garlic scape. Remove any fibrous skin by breaking the scapes into 1-inch pieces and peeling it off. Keep the skin on young and pliable scapes; chop coarsely.

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Step 2

Place drained garbanzo beans in the bowl of a food processor. Add chopped scapes, tahini, lime juice, and chili powder. Process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if hummus is too stiff. Pulse until hummus has the desired consistency. Season with salt.
Step 3

Transfer to a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with snipped garlic chives.

Cook's Notes:

I prefer to cook dried garbanzo beans instead of using canned ones. You will need about 3/4 cup dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight, and cooked until soft. Drain and reserve cooking liquid. Remove skins of garbanzo beans for a smoother hummus and use the cooking liquid to thin out the hummus.

In this recipe I also used lime juice instead of lemon juice. If you prefer lemon juice like in classic hummus, you can use that.