If you love hummus and guacamole as much as we do but don’t know which one to choose for your next party, then make this avocado hummus! It’s the best combination of your two favorite dips in a creamy green hummus packed with healthy fats from avocado. Avocado hummus is a creamy hummus with added avocado and guacamole flavors like cumin and cilantro. It’s similar to my Edamame Hummus or Vegan White Bean Dip with a touch of guacamole. It’s a combination of Mexican flavors and Mediterranean cuisine in one dip.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make creamy hummus with avocado are:
Canned Chickpeas – Drain the chickpeas, but you don’t need to peel them. You can make hummus with canned butter beans or pinto beans. Ripe Avocado – Ripe but with no dark spot on their flesh. If your avocados show dark black areas, remove, and discard them. These parts add a bitter flavor and brown the dip too much. Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Olive oil brings an amazing Mediterranean flavor to the dip, but you can also use avocado oil. Salt and Pepper – to taste. Lime Juice – Lime Juice can be replaced with lemon juice. Ground Cumin – for taste. Hulled Tahini or unhulled tahini, but keep in mind that unhulled sesame seeds in tahini make the dip slightly bitter. You can make hummus without tahini. Add more olive oil, or swap for coconut Greek yogurt or sunflower seed butter to add a similar creaminess to the hummus. Garlic – You can use fresh crushed garlic or garlic powder. Iced Water – to thin out the dip. Fresh Cilantro – Some people don’t appreciate the flavor of cilantro and find it tastes like soap. If so, feel free to add other herbs instead of cilantro, like fresh parsley or Italian parsley.
How To Make Vegan Avocado Hummus
It’s very easy to make this green avocado hummus dip recipe. You need a food processor or high-speed blender like a Vitamix to make this hummus. This makes the dip creamier and thinner. Add as much water as you like depending on how thin you like your avocado hummus. The more water, the thinner the dip will be.
Garnishing Options
You can garnish this avocado hummus with the following delicious toppings and additions:
Pine Nuts Chopped Walnuts Smoked Paprika Fresh Parsley, Dill, or Cilantro
Serving Avocado Hummus
This creamy avocado hummus is better served fresh and therefore, I recommend storing the dip in the fridge for a few hours before serving. Then, serve with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of chili powder or chili flakes, and sea salt flakes. You can serve it as a dip, spread, or sauce. This avocado hummus is a healthy game day appetizer and perfect for dipping so many different kinds of food, like:
Raw Carrot Sticks Red Peppers Sticks Cucumber Sticks Raw Celery Sticks Homemade Pita Chips Roasted Cauliflower Tortilla Chips Healthy Crackers
You can also use this hummus as a healthy spread to replace mayonnaise in sandwiches or wraps. You can use it with mashed chickpeas, grilled tofu, or sundried tomatoes to make delicious lunch sandwiches. Use some of the bread recipes below to make your hummus avocado sandwiches:
Moroccan Bread Flour Tortillas Red Lentil Tortillas Quinoa Tortillas
You can use hummus as a healthy sauce on grilled vegetables. It’s a delicious, healthier swap for vegan mayonnaise or sauce made from vegetable oil.
Storage Instructions
Like any dip made from creamy avocado, this dip will slightly turn brown in the fridge. It’s better to eat the leftover avocado hummus within four days and store it in an airtight container with a drizzle of olive oil on top to prevent the avocado from oxidizing. When storing leftovers in their serving bowl, wrap the top with plastic wrap to avoid air coming in contact with the dip. If the dip browns on the top, give it a good stir before eating. The color won’t change the taste of the dip. Below are my answers to your most common questions about this hummus avocado dip recipe.
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