Thought I’d post a new recipe I made tonight just because I liked it SO much. I recently went to our local Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai market and picked up some Kaffir lime leaves. They are slightly different than regular lime leaves; they’re more potent and I LOVE them. This dish was my take on a Thai version of hummus. Now, I HIGHLY doubt this would ever exist in Thailand BUT it utilizes some signature Thai flavors/ingredients that most people adore.
Thai Flavored Hummus
1 1/2- 2 cups of garbanzo/chickpeas
1 Heaping Tablespoon all natural peanut butter (literally nothing but peanuts ground up; no salt, nothing)
1 Hot hatch chili (you can use any chili you’re comfortable with for spice. Hatch are abundant here now)
3-5 Lime leaves (if you’re using Kaffir only 2 are needed)
water (about 1/4 cup)
Add all ingredients except water into a food processor and blend adding water until you get to a thick hummus consistency. Done. Easy, peasy lemon squeezey.
I know it sounds odd but trust me, it’s worth a shot.
Teddy B
Sounds delicious! I live in Austin, too! Where did you get the Kaffir lime leaves?
They sell them at MT Market. It’s on Lamar and Braker Ave. It’s a great stop for unusual ingredients and produce. If you haven’t been I HIGHLY recommend it and while you’re there grab some bahn mi from baguette house! That’s perfect Saturday morning for me.
Oh wow, this looks so simple but SO flavorful. Thanks for sharing!