Lentils Hummus
RECIPE
35 min

Puy Lentil Hummus

Spread this hummus on anything and everything! 

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Ingredients For

  • Puy Lentils (PDO)
    Fruits & Vegetables
    Puy Lentils (PDO)
    150 g See the article
  • PDO Espelette Pepper
    Sauces & condiments
    PDO Espelette Pepper
  • 1 tbsp
  • x 1
  • White Garlic
    Fruits & Vegetables
    Drôme white garlic PGI
    1 pod See the article
  • 1.50 tbsp
  • Olive oil and blue background
    Oil & oilseeds
    PDO Vallée des Baux-de-Provence Olive Oil
    25 ml See the article
  • 1 pinch
  • 1 pinch

Place the lentils in a pot with three cups of water and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes at low heat. Drain. Set aside a bit of the water for use later. Remove the bay leaf. 

Add the lentils, the remaining amount of cooking liquid, lemon juice, cumin, almond butter, salt, and Espelette pepper to a blender. Blend together, adding small amount of olive oil until the hummus becomes creamy. 

Top with a pinch of Espelette pepper.

Enjoy over happy hour, spread it on bread, use it as a dip for raw veggies...the possibilities are endless! 

Pair with

Complementary drinks: Arbois Blanc, Côte-du-Jura Blanc. 

Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup
PDO Vosges Pine Honey
PDO Vosges Pine Honey
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