December Healthy Highlights #2: Chestnut Hummus

Lisa Grentz, MS, RDN, CD

Chestnuts are available for purchase in most grocery stores during the winter months. They are a versatile seasonal ingredient with a mildly sweet taste. They can be enjoyed roasted as a snack or incorporated into a variety of dishes. Roasted chestnuts can be added to salads, stirred into savory stuffing, cooked into soup, used as a topping for cooked vegetables, or pureed and added to muffin or pancake batter. 

This holiday season, consider making a delicious chestnut hummus appetizer and serve with herb pita bread, crackers, or roasted veggies.

Chestnut Hummus

1 ¼ cups roasted and peeled chestnuts

1 lemon, juiced

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ tsp. fine sea salt

½ tsp. ground cumin

½ cup tahini

3 TBSP ice water

3 TBSP olive oil

Instructions:

  • Combine roasted chestnuts, lemon juice, garlic, salt, cumin, and tahini in a blender or food processor. Blend until thick and creamy.

  • Add ice water and continue blending until smooth. While blending, drizzle in olive oil and continue blending until mixture is smooth and creamy. 

  • Add more ice water if needed to achieve a creamy texture. 

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