This basil and pea hummus is a quick and delicious spring recipe, ready in 5 minutes. Pair it with veggie crudite, or use it as a creamy protein-packed sauce on gluten-free pasta.
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I made this recipe for Vitacost, using a variety of their organic and wholesome ingredients. I buy all of my non-perishables on vitacost.com as they offer the healthiest brands at 20-50% less than what you’d pay at a health food store, saving me literally thousands of dollars a year.
You can get everything for this recipe there, except for the frozen peas, basil, and garlic.
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| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
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- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas thawed for 5-10 minutes
- 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 Tbsp. almond butter
- 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. pink salt
Ingredients
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- In a food processor or blender, combine all ingredients and pulse or blend until smooth and creamy. Remove to a bowl. Serve with sliced vegetables or your favorite gluten-free crackers like Simple Mills, Jillz, or Mary’s Gone Crackers. Cover and refrigerate any leftovers.
Can be used as a creamy, protein-packed sauce for your favorite gluten-free pasta, simply warm it up in the pan before tossing with pasta.
Maria Marlowe
Maria Marlowe is a holistic nutrition and wellness coach who uses real food to help her clients improve their health, weight, and skin. She offers a 28-day healthy eating meal plan that teaches you how to batch cook, as well as one to clear up acne. Her most popular program is EatSLIM, a 10-week online group glass that guides participants to develop healthy eating habits that stick – and lose weight, boost their metabolism, improve their digestion, and quit sugar.
She writes healthy and delicious plant-based recipes for her popular blog. She is also the author of the #1 New Release on Amazon, The Real Food Grocery Guide, the most practical guide to selecting the healthiest foods, without going broke, which has been praised by Dr. Oz and InStyle magazines. You can find her on instagram @mariamarlowe.
