By Heather Disarro of  Heather’s Dish

A few weeks ago, during our trip to Moss Mountain Farm for #Bean2Blog, we had some incredible food to eat along with the feast of beautiful scenery we took in with our eyes. Besides the delicious lunch of pork tenderloin, edamame succotach, potato with spicy tofu topping (I was scared of it but it was amazing!) and a fabulous apple cake, P. Allen Smith also demonstrated his favorite edamame hummus recipe.

Edamame hummus is not something new to the blogosphere, you see. It’s been around for a while, but I was always scared because the color – although admittedly one that I love – seemed a little strange to me for hummus. I tend to get in a rut with my food at times, and to me hummus always needed to be a dull neutral color to be good.

However, as is the story with most things I claim to not like, time wore on and my uncanny ability to both eat and love just about every foodstuff that crosses my lips reared its wonderful head. Plus I couldn’t claim to be a food blogger and then not eat what was put in front of me, right?

So on that fateful day a few weeks ago I went for it. I watched the hummus being made, saw that it was indeed good, and (after boldly – for typically introverted me – asking WHERE ON EARTH P. Allen Smith had acquired such a quiet food processor) devoured my little cup in a matter of seconds. Since then, I’ve been itching to recreate that delicious snack, and finally found my own little version of the original recipe that I can’t stop eating. This spicy edamame dip is high in protein and fiber and is best eaten with deliciously sweet veggie chips, carrot sticks or a spoon!

SPICY EDAMAME HUMMUS

Inspired by P. Allen Smith

1 cup shelled edamame
2 Tbsp tahini
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp sriracha hot sauce
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Serve cold or at room temperature with your favorite dippers!

Heather’s passion for food, writing, photography and travel led her to begin a food and life-based blog, Heather’s Dish, where she blogs on a daily basis. She also coordinates a blog dedicated to encouraging women to see their own true beauty, FacesofBeauty.org, which is run solely from individual contributions. In her free time you can find Heather working out, playing hide-and-seek with her son, kneading bread or hiking with her family. She is a wife, mother, storyteller, writer, hopeful crafter and all-around completely blessed person!