Easy Meals For The Planet

Planet-Friendly Hummus Pomodoro

This beautiful main course (or starter) is planet-friendly and soooo delicious! The recipe is called Hummus Pomodoro with Warm Pizza Crust, and it’s by the amazing Chef Chloe Coscarelli. The spread is actually a white bean puree with lemon garlic flavor, so think Italian, rather than Middle Eastern.

Ingredients

1 15 oz. can white beansrinsed and drained
1/4cup olive oil
1T lemon juice
1clove garlic
1/2t salt
1/2t pepperfreshly ground if possible
1medium tomatochopped
1/4cup fresh basilchopped
balsamic vinegarto taste

Instructions

Blend all ingredients through pepper until smooth.
Combine the tomato and basil. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
You can top the creamy garlic dip with this mixture, or leave in separate bowls.
Spread the delicious creamy dip and tomatoes on warm pizza crusts, crostini, or baguette slices.

Recipe Notes

I made it without the oil just to keep it lighter and it was still really yummy. I added a bit more lemon and some water to make it smooth. I added two cloves garlic rather than just one. The carbon footprint of this recipe is just 89 g CO₂eq per serving, compared to a footprint of around 550 g CO₂eq per serving for pasta with ground beef and tomato sauce. These numbers highlight how getting protein from legumes and other plant sources can go a long way toward decreasing our footprint.