Hot Guacamole Hummus

Avocado here, avocado there, avocado everywhere!


So wouldn't you know that I won a giveaway from a fellow foodie blogger of SoCal avocados! So excellent, we love avocados and make guacamole on a regular basis to go with our homemade salsa. These avocados were going to come in so handy and I had a few recipes in mind that I wanted to test out with these SoCal suckers. 

But when I got my package in the mail I was so excited, brought it upstairs, tore it open and what... there were over 25+ avocados in the box.


I was in avocado heaven. There are sooooo many recipes I can make with all of this but after a couple of days they started to ripen quickly and I needed to get a move on pitting and dicing these beauties.

 Avocados are one of those really healthy fats, one that you should have often and that you body needs and enjoys. Avocados are also very versatile. If you look below I have recipes for guacamole and an avocado salad, but I also have avocados in an ice cream. Surprised? You can tweak avocados to be sweet of savory and either way it's going to be delicious.


One of the first recipes I made was this hummus. Hummus is something we normally have around the house because it's a healthy snack with veggies or a quick appetizer with cops for guests. Either way, it's quick to whip up and very tasty, so when I saw this recipe to transform guacamole into a hummus I knew this would be delicious.

This spicy guacamole hummus was perfect served up with chips and it's all coming to work with me today with veggies for my afternoon snack. The flavor of the guacamole is creamy and nutty while the hummus is the thickening agent that satisfies your cravings.

This dish is bright, creamy and colorful to incise your taste buds, all with the help of my beautifully ripe SoCal Avocados. This took only moments to blend together and I was snacking on a healthy delicious treat in no time. 

Stay tuned, there are still another 20-someodd more avocado recipes on the rise where this all came from.

Hot Guacamole Hummus

Serves 8

Ingredients
1 15oz. can chickpeas, rinsed & drained 
1 ripe avocado, roughly chopped

3 cups fresh cilantro leaves
2 garlic clove  

1 small jalapeño
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp sriracha chili sauce
coarse salt & fresh ground pepper
lemon wedges and cilantro, for garnish 

In a food processor, combine chickpeas, avocado, cilantro, garlic and jalapeño. Process until finely chopped. With machine running, add olive oil in a slow, steady stream, then add lemon juice, sriracha sauce and then add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture is smooth. 

Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with lemon wedges and tortilla chips.

Photos by A Healthy Jalapeño
Recipe adapted from Everyday Food Magazine

More Avocado Recipes:

Classic Guacamole

Avocado Salad with Sausage and Strawberry-Shallot Vinaigrette

Vanilla Avocado Banana 'Ice Cream'

What's your favorite thing to make with avocados? What's the wildest thing you have created with an avocado?

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Enjoy!