I do most of my shopping at this health food store called Earthfare. They have everything a vegan family needs!  They have vegan friendly toiletries, wines, desserts, etc.  Their deli offers vegan nuggets, salads, sushi, and much more!  I just love that place!

Anyway, so a few days ago, my daughter and I had lunch there.  My daughter had a whole wheat grilled Daiya “cheese” sandwich with a side of raw broccoli and fruits.  I had some vegan brown rice sushi, Mary’s Gone crackers and hummus.  I don’t usually buy hummus because I just usually make them myself, but boy was I glad that I picked up the Thai coconut hummus from the deli!  I instantly was addicted to it!  It was spicy, it was delicious, tangy, and coconutty!

I told myself, “I HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE THIS AT HOME!”  So, I looked at the ingredients and I was very excited to see that I already had most of the ingredients on the list!  There were some things that I didn’t have, but I just improvised.

So, I made the hummus, it is not exact, but it is VERY similar.  Both are deliciously awesome!  And, I am happy to share the recipe with you!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of cooked garbanzo beans
• juice of 2 lemons
• 4 tablespoons of tahini
• 2 tablespoons of safflower oil
• 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons of organic tamari
• 2 tablespoons of Asian chili paste (garlic paste)
• 2 tablespoons of minced shallots
• 1 clove of garlic from an elephant garlic or 6 cloves from a regular-sized bulb of garlic
• 4 teaspoons of lemongrass paste
• 3 teaspoons of red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons of freshly grated ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 1 teaspoon of Celtic sea salt
• 3 pinches of cardamom
• 4 to 8 tablespoons of organic sriracha (hot sauce) *note: this is optional and adjust to heat preference*

Directions:

1. Throw everything in the food processor and blend (except for hot sauce)!
2. Add hot sauce and adjust heat to your liking.  (note: if you want to make this for your young child, I would omit the hot stuff…I put a tiny bit of chili paste for my daughter’s hummus).
3. Enjoy!
4. Serve with fresh veggies, crackers, crusty bread, vegan naan, tortilla, etc.

Mary's Gone Crackers and hummus.