Creamy Pesto Hummus

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Description
 I love making pesto, and I love making hummus. I have a few variations of either posted here, but now it's time that I combined my 2 favorite spreads and sauces together. The combination of roasted garlic, toasted pine nuts, and cheese pairs perfectly with the chickpeas and lemon juice. It's also higher in protein from the cottage cheese, which also makes it super creamy. You can also check out any of my other pesto recipes, salad dressings, or hummus recipes!
Time
Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
25 minutes

Total Time:
35 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:

Cost per Serving:
$0.19
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Roasted Garlic
  • 1 head Garlic, fresh
Toasted Nuts
  • 1/4 cup Pine nuts
Hummus
  • 8 oz Frozen spinach, thawed
  • 15.5 oz can, rinsed Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup Lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1 cup Nonfat cottage cheese
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
Instructions
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  1. Slice the top off the garlic, lightly coat in oil, wrap in aluminum foil, and air fry at 400F for 25 minutes, or until soft and caramelized, but not burned. You could also roast in the oven for 45 minutes. Allow to cool before squeezing the garlic into a food processor. Alternatively, you can use raw garlic, but reduce to only about 2 cloves instead of the whole bulb

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  2. Meanwhile, in a small pan, toast the nuts over medium heat for about 3 minutes, or until they start to brown lightly. Add to the food processor

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  3. To your food processor, combine together the garlic, nuts, spinach, (drained and rinsed) chickpeas, lemon juice, grated cheese, vinegar, and nutritional yeast. Blend until everything is fully chopped

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  4. Add in the cottage cheese, and blend until smooth. Blend in your spices, season with salt to taste, and transfer to an airtight container to store in the fridge

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Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 30
Serving Size: 2 tbsp (30 g)
Calories: 34
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Total Fat: 1.2g (2 %)
 Saturated Fat: 0.2g (1 %)
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g
Cholesterol: 1mg (0 %)
Sodium: 109mg (5 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 3.8g (1 %)
 Fiber: 0.9g (3 %)
 Net Carbs: 2.9g
 Total Sugar: 0.7g
  Added Sugar: 0.0g (0 %)
Protein: 2.4g (5 %)
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Vitamin B12: 1.32mcg (55 %)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 32mg (2 %)
Iron: 0.34mg (2 %)
Magnesium: 12mg (3 %)
Potassium: 69mg (1 %)
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Glycemic Index:
26.5

Glycemic Load:
0.7



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