The carb content will ultimately depend on what the primary ingredients are. Since it is traditionally made with chickpeas, most hummus varieties will not be keto-friendly. The best way to have hummus on keto is by making it with low-carb ingredients. Today, you’ll learn how to do this by replacing chickpeas with roasted cauliflower.
Use garnishes to enhance flavor and visual appeal. Another way to boost the quality of your hummus is by spreading it onto your dish, drizzling with olive oil, and topping it with fresh parsley, paprika, cracked pepper, and chopped kalamata olives (or any other low-carb ingredients that will add some extra color and flavor).
The creamy deliciousness of hummus is hard to resist. Unfortunately, so are the high-carb ingredients. Most hummus products and recipes rely on chickpeas (garbanzo beans) — a legume with ~5 grams of net carbs per ounce.
This hummus is velvety-smooth and creamy, with a satisfyingly rich, balanced flavor. To achieve a perfectly smooth texture, we simmered canned chickpeas with water and baking soda for 20 minutes and then quickly removed their grainy skins b...