Rice Free Vegan Green Goddess Hummus with Crunchy Vegetables
This vibrant, herb-packed dip is a serious upgrade from anything you'd find in a plastic tub at the grocery store. A full cup of fresh herbs — basil, parsley, chives, and tarragon — gets blended right into the chickpea base, turning the whole bowl a stunning, appetizing green. The trick of processing the tahini and lemon juice first gives the hummus an unusually light, almost whipped texture, and streaming in the reserved chickpea liquid at the end takes it over the top. Every ingredient here is naturally grain-free and plant-based, so there's no need to scan labels or swap anything out — it just works as written. The rainbow of crunchy carrots, celery, cucumber, and red bell pepper around the bowl makes it feel like a centerpiece, not just a snack. Whether you're feeding a crowd or meal-prepping dippers for the week, this one is genuinely hard to stop eating.
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6 servings
For the hummus
- 2 cans (15 oz each) chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
- ⅓ cup tahini
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon)
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh chives, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh tarragon leaves
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
For serving
- 2 medium carrots, cut into sticks
- 2 medium celery stalks, cut into sticks
- 1 medium english cucumber, sliced into rounds or spears
- 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the tahini and lemon juice in the food processor and process for about 1 minute, until the mixture is pale and creamy.
- 2
Add the garlic, basil, parsley, chives, tarragon, olive oil, salt, and pepper to the food processor. Process for 1 minute, scraping down the sides as needed, until the herbs are fully broken down and the mixture is a uniform bright green.
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