Best hiking : backpacking lunch vegan, gluten free, dehydrated hummus style vegetable dip recipe

hummus

🥗Healthier: homemade hummus

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas + tahini

Homemade hummus can be lower in sodium and preservatives.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

Start with the base recipe for the dip using four ingredients: chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini.

Use 2 tins of chickpeas, 4 cloves of garlic peeled and roughly chopped, 1/4 cup of lemon juice per tin of chickpeas, and 1/4 cup of tahini per tin of chickpeas.

In a food processor, combine the zest of lemons or limes, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and salt. Blend until light and fluffy.

If the mixture is sticky or too solid, add more lemon juice or aquafaba from the chickpeas until it reaches a light and loose consistency.

Once blended, add the chickpeas and blend until combined. If it seems too solid or sticky, add more lemon juice or aquafaba or water.

Prepare two varieties of the dip: one with sweet potato, smoked paprika, wattle seed, and rosemary; the other with beetroot, cumin, sumac, cinnamon, cardamom, and thyme.

Coat the cut vegetables lightly with oil and toss with spices and salt.

Roast or air fry the vegetables until cooked through, allowing them to cool before mixing with the base mixture.

Spread the mixture on dehydrator trays lined with baking paper, about half a centimeter thick, and dehydrate at 60 degrees Celsius for about 4 to 6 hours until it reaches a snappable consistency.

Once dehydrated, let it cool to room temperature, then break it into chunks and blitz in the food processor until crummy.

Return the mixture to the dehydrator at 60 degrees Celsius for another 2 hours or until completely dry.

Store in an airtight container or vacuum seal in bags for longevity, weighing out about 40 to 50 grams per person for serving.

To rehydrate, cut the top off the bag and add cold water or mix in a bowl, adding more water if too thick, and optionally add olive oil or sesame oil for flavor.

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