Healthy Japanese spin on the traditional hummus using edamame soy beans. Ready in 15 minutes. Recipe with step by step photos and an instructional video
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 5 minutesmins
Total Time: 15 minutesmins
Ingredients
200gPacket of frozen Edamame beans*1
3tbsFresh lemon juice
1/4cupTahini
2tbsOlive oil
1/2 tspSalt
1/2tspGround cumin
1cubefrozen minced garlic*2
2tbsWater
sesame seeds for sprinkle
thinly sliced radish and chopped shiso leaves to garnish
Thaw shelled edamame soybeans at room temperature or microwave for a couple of minutes.
Hull the Edamame beans one by one. *3
Place the lemon juice and tahini in a food processor and process for a minute or until it becomes creamy.
Add the olive oil, salt, ground cumin and garlic to the processor and process for another minute.
Add the Edamame beans (leave a few for topping) and 2 tbs of water to the processor and process for a few minutes until it becomes smooth.
Serve in a bowl and top with a few Edamame beans.
Garnish with radish and shiso leaves and flower. Sprinkle sesame seeds over.
Notes
*1 or 1 1/2 cup of frozen shelled edamame soy beans.*2 I used frozen minced garlic. You can use 1 tsp fresh minced garlic instead.*3 For smoother texture, if you don't bother you can leave them. Nutrition fact is for a whole bowl. Not per serving.