Real Food Live | Pumpkin Hummus

Hi everyone, Lisa Manzo, registered holistic nutritionist, fitness trainer, and owner of Pure Energy Wellness Lofs

I am so excited to have you here today in my kitchen

So this is where all the action happens. I'm so excited. And today we are going to be making the most delicious pumpkin hummus appetizer dip

I'm so excited to share this with you. And I can't wait to have you

We're welcome to Real Food Live and we'll see you soon. Hi everyone. I am so, so excited to have you. I can't tell you. So this is my kitchen. This is where all the action happens. This is where all my creations are created right here. And I get to share that with you today. So I'm very, very blessed. I'm happy that you're

joining us today. Like I said, we're going to be making some hummus today. Hummus is a chick paste

chick-be paste dip, and it's really, really filling. So chick bees are part of the lagoon family

and what's fantastic is it is high in protein. So one cup of cooked chick's peas gives you 15 grams of

protein, so making it incredibly vegetarian-friendly. And also it is a great source of dietary fiber

with one cup of cooked chickpeas giving you 12.5 grams of fiber, which is amazing. This dip is one of our

favorites in this household. So many of you may or may not know if you're tuning in today for the

first time. I have a two and a half year old little girl and most mothers out there could probably

relate. Sometimes it could get a little tricky with what are we going to feed them that is going

to be nutrient packed and that's going to keep them full but also provide them of all the

minerals and nutrients that they need. So this, This dip is perfect

Hummus is great for them because it is filled with like I said that protein and the fiber

and they won't be running back to you with hunger pangs throughout the day

This is going to definitely keep them full as well as you. So this is a great dip for you to bring on the road or to work and you know that you can

indulge in it guilt free because it's healthy. So we're going to get into some of the ingredients here

Most people might ask why would you add pumpkin to chick peas because hummus we usually see it's roasted red pepper or herbs of some sort

but you know what guys it's fall and I don't know about you but I am so excited for fall it's one of my

favorite favorite seasons not only because of the the weather changing and nature and how beautiful

we can see all the leaves falling and and things just changing but really I love fall also for all

of the amazing root vegetables and I can't express enough how much root vegetables are so, so good for you

It's a great carbohydrate to have without having to get it from grains

But what I particularly love about root vegetables is roots, vegetables are very grounding

So just like the name implies root vegetable, it's the root of the plant

Which means it has this almost amazing energy and power grounding energy when consuming it to make us feel grounded which a lot of us are missing in our lives these days So definitely in my opinion pumpkin is one of false superfoods

So I'm going to place one cup or 15 ounce can of chickpeas in my Vitamix blender here

So as you all who tune in quite frequently to me know, I love simple fast dishes that include grabbing

all of your ingredients and throwing it in a blender or mixing it in a bowl and you're done

Something that's really, really quick. So we have, like I said, one can, 15 ounce of chickpeas

Here we have half a cup of pumpkin puree. So this is an organic pumpkin puree

Most people get scared when they feel they have to add something like pumpkin into their dishes

because they think, oh my gosh, I have to throw it in, roast it in the oven and that takes

about 30, 45 minutes. You can actually buy this in your local grocery store, just in more of the health food

natural section of your grocery store or in a health food store. It comes in a can

It's a ready purede. I like or I encourage you to get the one that has nothing else in it but purate pumpkin

And you can throw that in. If you wanted more of a roasted flavor, you definitely can just take a pumpkin, cut it in half

put some olive oil on it with some herbs, and throw it into the oven for about

350 but it does take about 45 minutes to make so you could roast it that way

but like I said if you don't have the time you can just grab it from a can you're

going to take two tablespoons of tahini so the tahini is what is going to thicken

that this dip up okay tahini is a great paste in all of your your dishes so then

we're going to grab four tablespoons of of olive oil. So extra virgin olive oil. We'll toss that in here. So as you can tell

I'm putting in a lot of very rich flavors that are really going to taste wonderful together

Wait to you see what herbs I have and what spices rather that I have that I'm going to put in

So I have some sea salt, I have some cayenne pepper, I have some cumin and some cinnamon

So I am going to kind of balance out the flavors of the pumpkin with something a little sweet

So we know pumpkin typically goes with cinnamon and nutmeg and those type of spices

So I definitely had to add our cinnamon to complement that pumpkin, but then I don't really

love sweet dips, I rather savory. So I'm going to complement that sweetness of the pumpkin and the cinnamon with a little bit

of heat with a cayenne pepper, and that's just a quarter teaspoon, so not too too much

I have to tell you, when I initially made this recipe, I did put double this amount and it was way too spicy for me

So if you're like anything like me and you just like a little bit of a spice, but not too much, a quarter teaspoon is more than enough

If you're someone who likes a lot of spice, up that up for sure. And then I have half a teaspoon of cumin

Okay so that an interesting spice that a lot of people don use too too much It actually used in a lot of Middle Eastern dishes but it absolutely wonderful to balance out the flavors of the sweet and the hot So I just going to toss those into the Vitamix blender

And then of course our sea salt, which is a half a teaspoon as well of sea salt

So we have those herbs in there. Excellent. So then you're going to grab a full lemon and we're going to juice this here

If you don't have one of these, they're incredibly handy. You can pick them up at any store such as a Kitchen Stuff Plus or any kitchen store

They're really, really inexpensive, but so handy to have. We talk a lot about having lemon in lukewarm water every single morning for digestion

Lemon is incredibly alkaline, even though most people think it's acidic, because it's in the family of, you know, your orange

oranges and stuff like that, but this is incredibly alkaline. So we're gonna toss in one, the juice of one full lemon

I'm gonna place this here. And then two garlic cloves. Okay, so I am going to show you a little trick that was taught to me by my grandmother

So I always struggle with taking the skin off the garlic, no more

I'm gonna show you a little trick. So if you take the garlic, you place your, the flat part of your

knife over it and you just gently bang on the garlic. The skin actually pops off

It's actually amazing. I can't believe I've spent all those years fighting the skin

So we're going to place two garlic cloves into the blender. Wonderful. So I know you guys are getting really excited now because we're almost

at the point of blending. Here we go. So I know we have

As soon as fall hits, I don't know if you find this, but I know I do, we become bombarded with everything pumpkin flavored

Pumpkin slice, lattes, pumpkin treats, even pumpkin beer. But you know what

Those items have artificial pumpkin flavoring in it. So you can achieve all of that amazing pumpkin flavor by just buying a pure organic pumpkin puree to flavor

Even if you wanted to do a pumpkin spice latte, you just mix that pumpkin puree into your milk and froth it

and you'll still get that flavoring without the artificial chemicals and all the other stuff in it

Another thing that many people know or may not know is pumpkin is filled with tryptophan

That's similar to Thanksgiving. That's why pumpkin and turkey go together quite frequently

Triptophan makes us sleepy. So we all know that post- Thanksgiving sleepiness that we get

But pumpkin with having tryptophan helps improve our sleep and also helps improve our mood

So that's a plus as well. So we're going to blend this up with a vitamin X or any powerful blender or pre-processer

The Good Right. Can you hear me, guys

So I am going to just take my Vitamix blender tool here out

Wonderful. So as you can see, just by looking at it, you have that beautiful, kind of very faint orange-yellow

coloring on here. And this is exactly what we want. So chick-pee hummus-based dip without the pumpkin, you're going to see just that yellow without the orange

coloring on it. This is fantastic. It is smells so divine. all those beautiful spices, you can really smell the cumin

That's kind of what pops out at me first because it's a very strong scented spice

But when you taste all the spices together, it's a very, very different smell

It's beautiful. So I'm going to place this all. The only thing you'll have to fight your blender to get it all out because you won't want any, any leftover in that blender

Nothing wasted here. beautiful so as you can see the hummus is incredibly rich in texture it smells so beautiful

what's great about this pumpkin hemis is that if you make it the night before and cover it with

saran wrap and put it in the fridge the beautiful spices and flavors actually marry and become

even flavorful than day after so that's a little tip if you're having a dinner party or

you want something as an appetizer dip. This is something quick, fast, easy

And like I said, the day after it's even better. So I grab a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil afterwards

and I kind of just toss it and drizzle it over. Yum

Look how amazing that looks. And then you can actually pair this with raw vegetables

sweet potato or beet chips, which would be really, really, we compliment that fall kind of season or just corn chips which are gluten-free

So I have corn chips here that we're going to pair it with and we're going to place that

on the dish here with some corn chips just around it. And that's it

So you can dig in. Amazing. So I'm so happy that you were able to join me

in my kitchen. I'm so excited to see you next week on Real Food Live. Thanks so much for joining in. Bye

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