I’ve had another busy day today – I feel like I’ve never stopped and work just flew over! Luckily I had a tasty breakfast to keep me going, half a pineapple, fresh organic blueberries topped with cashew cream and Rude Health Granola:
I’ve wanted to try out making the cashew cream for ages, I just soaked 1/2 cup of cashews in some water for a couple of hours then drained them and blended in the food processor adding a little water and agave until I got a creamy consistency.
Lunch was some nori wraps filled with some of my high protein hummus, carrots and alfalfa sprouts plus chopped carrot, cucumber and cherries:
I made the high protein hummus using soya beans. Soya beans contain 16 grams of protein per half a carton compared to 9 grams of protein in chickpeas. They only contain a few extra calories and also have a lower carb content too:
High Protein Soya Bean Hummus:
- 1 carton / tin of soya beans (I used a carton of Sainsbury’s brand organic soya beans)
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of tahini
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2 small garlic cloves
- Pinch of salt
Blend all ingredients together in a food processor. Add water until the hummus reaches your desired consistency:
This tastes really good, in fact I would almost go as far as saying I prefer it to regular hummus!
Mid afternoon I snacked on an unpictured nakd berry bar before hitting the gym. I did 20 minutes of HIITs on the cross trainer, 20 minutes of HIITs on the step machine and 10 minutes on the rowing machine plus my usual abs (up to 1 minute and 15 seconds on my plank now!) I then did my 30 minute spin class.
Dinner was a bit of a random mix – I had some veggies to use up after my epic grocery shop at the weekend so I made up a pilaf / risotto style one pan dish by frying an onion and some garlic in olive oil then adding tender stem broccoli, swiss chard, frozen peas and some cooked pearl barley. I then added some veg stock and nutritional yeast and served it on top of some rocket with a sprinkling of seeds:
So much green! This was actually really tasty for something so thrown together! Dessert was half a bar of this Broadberys raw rose flavoured chocolate plus 4 apples (two shown here but I went back for more!):
The chocolate was delicious!
I really am in love with my new hummus, I think it would also taste great with some roasted red peppers or olives added to the mix too. What’s your favourite flavour hummus? I also love the broccoli, courgette and olive hummus I made a couple of weeks ago, I love that you can make hummus out of so many different veggies and different beans!
Tomorrow I’ll be back with a special readers request post looking at unusual ingredients and where to find them. Hope your week is off to a great start!
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I love love love hummus. My favourite has to be sweet chilli or Moroccan hummus. I have a tomato and kale hummus recipe that I am going to try out this weekend…I can’t wait!
I think my favourite houmous would have to be caramalised red onion or morrocan style – so good! I think I might try making my own some time soon. Do you think it would work in a blender rather than a food processor?
Cashew cream, NOM! I have to say I like regular houmous best, with some pine nuts and olive oil on top. I do love roasted red pepper though too!
That houmous looks AMAZING! I am SO trying that!! Also going to try that cashew cream which looks delish! :)
My fave flavour is definitely red pepper, although that broccoli one you made sounds yum too!
That breakfast mountain looks delish! x x
Cashew cream – there’s an idea I’m definitely trying out.
I’m only just getting into the world of homemade hummus. I made some of the regular sort this afternoon, which is delicious. I think I actually prefer peanut butter hummus though – it’s a tad sweeter and has a thicker consistency. Going to experiment adding veggies in next time.
Oh my. Hummus is KING in my house. I love, love, love it. My favourite flavour would have to be the Moroccan one, but you can also get an avocado one from our favourite place, Wholefoods ;) When I make my own I like to put sweet chilli sauce in it! I’m going to give this soya bean variety of yours a go, it looks like a winner! xx
PS: Oh, and pumpkin hummus. I used to get that back home sometimes!
I think if you opened a restaurant, I would be your best customer. First that lovely salad from the last post and now cashew cream? I’m sold. I really need a food processor.
I wish I could eat hummus! Even the plain variety…but the garlic is too much for me to handle and I don’t even react that well to chickpeas. In my mind, I think peanut butter hummus would be awesome, or possibly bright orange squash/carroty hummus with ginger? Just some thoughts anyway.
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Jemma – oh kale and hummus together? That sounds like a winner!
Stacey – it should work in a blender – you might need a spatula to keep pressing the mix down – give it a try!
Alison – I haven’t tried it with the pinenuts on top, sounds lush!
Emma – so glad you think it looks good! It has a great texture :-)
Tam – it was amazing – I love fresh pineapple
Everydaysapicnic – peanut butter hummus is really good too, I might have to have that again soon!
Phil – I’m definitely going to try putting some sweet chilli sauce in it! yum!
Jessica – oh how I would love to open a little veggie cafe in Durham – I would be set for life! and hopefully you would be my best customer ;-) love the idea of squash hummus!
I loooove hummus so much, I eat it on my salads almost every day! My favourite is the caramelized onion one that Tesco do. Shamefully I’ve never tried making my own, but after seeing your delicious recipes I think this needs to change. I only have a rubbish old blender but if it can cope with my epic GMs then I’m hopeful it will handle hummus :)
My only problem with hummus is I can EASILY eat a whole container in one sitting! Garlic hummus is hands down my favorite!
If you put some avocado in your hummus last minute and blend it is immense! Be warned it does not keep, unless you like brown hummus, so good though. x
Bronagh – I love hummus topped salads, they are awesome! Hope your blender is up to the job, home made hummus is delish!
Madeline – Me too!
Pink pumpkin – that sounds fab! I may give that one a go soon!
I just clicked your link back to this post for the hummus recipe, thanks for sharing, I’m going to make some this weekend!