Smoked Homemade Hummus

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and offers a similar creamy texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Cut beets into small pieces and toss them in avocado oil, salt, and pepper.

Smoke the beets on a Traeger for about 30 minutes at 350°F until they have a little bite.

Add about 1 cup of the smoked beets to the blender.

Add 2 cans of organic garbanzo beans to the blender.

Add 3 garlic cloves to the blender.

Juice 2 small lemons into the blender.

Add 2/3 cup of tahini to the blender and stir it to mix the liquids.

Start the blender and gradually add extra virgin olive oil while blending.

Add a pinch of black pepper and a large pinch of Malden smoked salt to the mixture.

Add fresh basil leaves to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.

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