TwoFaced Tuesday Cont'd: Heart of Palm Hummus (or Faux-mmus)

There are two things I'm out of my mind obsessed with right now: HBO's Girls (and subsequently everything about Lena Dunhum) and this hummus made out of heart of palm.

I told you last week that I was damn near convinced heart of palm would make a tremendous substitute for chickpeas in a hummus recipe. In my ongoing research for the chapter "Bitches Love Dip" in the inevitable Paleo cookbook that Jenna and I will produce (hello, publishers!!!), it was just a matter of time before I actually got after this endeavor. 

When you first explain Paleo to someone, in particular the part where you can't eat beans, which consequently means hummus, which is basically its own food group for most girls, a typical reaction goes something like this:

"Okay, what the hell is WRONG with beans??? They're good for you!! And omfg, I will NOT give up hummus. You're a TFI." (Editor's note: TFI = Total Fucking Idiot. I'm trying to make this happen. Help a sista out.)

The truth is, I STILL don't know why beans aren't paleo, I just know that they aren't. But what the eff ever! You don't even need them anymore, because heart of palm does exactly what I thought it would and purees down into the very same creamy texture a chickpea does.

And regardless of whether you're into Paleo, heart of palm has 2/3 less calories than chickpeas. Eh?? Ehhhh???

I mean, if there's one thing girls universally care about, it's cutting calories. I mean, just ask Lena Dunham.

Heart of Palm Hummus (or Faux-mmus)
Makes about 1.5 cups

• 1 14 oz. can heart of palm, drained
• 3 Tbsp. tahini
• 2-4 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper

Put all ingredients in a food processor. Blend until desired consistency is reached. Add more olive oil if hummus seems to thick. Serve with carrots, sliced cucumber, or pork rinds.