Black Bean Hummus

This creamy black bean hummus is made in minutes with canned black beans, lemon, tahini, and spices; garnish with olives and serve with toasted pita.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 81 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
• 10 Greek olives
• 0.25 teaspoon paprika
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.75 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1.5 tablespoons tahini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Drain beans and reserve liquid.

Step 2

Place garlic into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until minced. Add black beans, 2 tablespoons bean liquid, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper; process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.

Step 3

Taste and add additional bean liquid, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika. Arrange Greek olives over top.