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Smoky Black Bean Hummus with Garlic Toast

A silky, deep-smoky black bean hummus brightened with lime and cumin, scooped up with crisp garlic-rubbed whole-wheat toast.

Smoky Black Bean Hummus with Garlic Toast

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups258 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp30 gTahinistirred
  • ½ lime, juiced25 gLime juice
  • 2½ tbsp40 gWatercold
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicpeeled
  • 2⅛ tsp5 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ⅓ cup chopped6 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • 4 slices128 gWhole-wheat bread

Steps

  1. Set aside 1 garlic clove for the toast and put the remaining garlic in the blender with the lime juice; let it sit for 2 minutes to mellow.
  2. Add the black beans, tahini, cumin, salt and 4 g of the smoked paprika to the blender.
  3. Blend, drizzling in the cold water and half of the olive oil, until very smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
  4. Spoon the hummus into a shallow bowl, swirl the top, drizzle with the remaining half of the olive oil, then dust with the remaining smoked paprika and scatter the cilantro over it.
  5. Toast the whole-wheat bread until crisp and golden.
  6. Cut the reserved garlic clove in half and rub it over the warm toast, then cut each slice into strips.
  7. Serve the hummus with the garlic toast strips for dipping.

Check labels: Vegan when you buy whole-wheat bread labeled vegan.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy whole-wheat bread made without milk.

Contains: Gluten, Sesame. Some brands contain milk, egg, soy.

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