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Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

Throw out your old, boring hummus because there's a new (better) option. This Yellow Split Pea Hummus is robust and sweet and everything your mouth needs.
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Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness
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Yellow Split Pea Hummus

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

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Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness
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Yellow Split Pea Hummus

Throw out your old, boring hummus because there's a new (better) option. This Yellow Split Pea Hummus is robust and sweet and everything your mouth needs.
Course Not So Normal, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Author Brewing Happiness

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry yellow split peas
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup Pompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1-2 tablespoons honey start with one and add a second if you want a sweeter flavor
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Top with:

  • A drizzle of Pompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • parsley, chopped
  • cooked yellow split peas

Instructions

  1. In a small pot heat your vegetable stock over high heat until boiling. Once boiling, add in your yellow split peas and heat until boiling again. Then reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 40-45 minutes. Take off heat and let cool slightly before transferring to a blender.
  2. Measure out two cups of cooked yellow split peas and add them to a blender, along with all other hummus ingredients. Blend on high until smooth.
  3. Use your hummus as a spread on a sandwich, make a crudite platter with it, or just eat it by the spoonful!
  4. EAT UP.

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing HappinessYellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

I hate to admit it, but I’m kinda tired of hummus. I ate buckets of it back when I was fully vegan. At that time in life I was sort of obsessive about the purity of food, meaning, I was basically afraid that any/all food would make me “fat.” But I was comfortable with vegetables and hummus. So I ate it for COUNTLESS meals. Eventually, every brand started to taste the same, and it lost it’s appeal. So I stopped eating it.

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

But then, on my recent trip to Greece, I tried a new kind of hummus – made of yellow split peas or yellow dal – and I fell in LOVE. It had flavors so unique that I couldn’t wrap my head around how good it was. So I headed home determined to make a version of it.

I got in my kitchen and played around with the flavors, adding in some Pompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil which bumped up the flavor in a major way. But it still wasn’t quite right. So I added in some anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric. Still wasn’t perfect. And then it hit me – what if it was slightly sweet? So I added in some honey and BOOM. There it was. Not a perfect match to my Greece hummus, but a new perfect hummus-esque thing. Now it can be used to dip your veggies in or as a creative condiment. Add it to your sandwiches or spread it on every cracker ever for a flavor-packed meal.

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

My sister is a big fan of this hummus (she was bored of the regular kind too.) My sister’s golden doodle likes it too, but she’s been known to lick a bowl of flour and water clean, so I don’t know if I’d trust her opinion. Hummus and I are back on, and that’s really exciting because it’s such an easy and portable snack. So humans and dogs approve, and I think you’ll love it too.  EAT UP. xoxo

Yellow Split Pea Hummus made with @pompeian olive oil! | Brewing Happiness

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  2. jodikay says

    Ahhh I’m not sure there will ever come a day when I get bored of hummus – it’s been a long love affair in my life but I’m so thankful for all the different ways to make it! Adding this one to the list. Gosh there is nothing better than a good dip. x

    • Haley says

      At some point I didn’t think it would be possible for me to get tired of either – so be careful! haha. But I’m glad I can add another dip to your life for you to enjoy! xoxo

  4. thalia says

    omg!!!!! yellow split pea hummus?? the colour is AMAZING and i adore the photography. i’ve actually tired from hummus too – the best i ever had was from this takeaway place in NYC and i’ve been trying to recreate it since with failure. i have to try this version. stunning Haley! Xx

    • Haley says

      Oh man it’s the worst/best problem to have when you start dreaming about a food you had long ago. I hope you enjoy this version while you try to nail your recreations! xoxo

    • Haley says

      Well I’m flattered that I could show you something new! I’m so happy to find another Pompeian lover in the world. xoxo

  7. Karl Cooks says

    This looks too good !! gah love it. agreed on the whole getting burnt out on hummus thing. Thank goodness for intuitive eating and being able to enjoy it because its delicious and not because its “healthy”. xx

    • Haley says

      OH YAY! I’m so glad I could provide an alternative for us hummus haters. lol. And YES! Intuitive eating FTW. xoxo

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