Recipe | Better-Than-Trader-Joe’s Edamame Hummus

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Better-Than-Trader-Joe's Edamame Hummus
I started working on this knock-off Trader Joe’s edamame hummus recipe two weeks ago. And then on Sunday, my husband and I decided on a whim to stop by Trader Joe’s on the way home from the farmers market.

Guess what? Trader Joe’s doesn’t even sell edamame hummus anymore. Or at least ours doesn’t. Horror! I love their edamame hummus. It was quite possibly my most favorite item sold by Trader Joe’s, after they cruelly stopped selling my beloved Middle East Feast. Oh yes, there was much gnashing of teeth and mumbled cursing in the refrigerated section of the Raleigh Trader Joe’s last weekend. Trader Joe’s! Stop introducing products just to take them away from us! You’re toying with people’s lives!

Cooked Edamame
But! Like I said, I had been working on making my own edamame hummus recipe anyway. And dare I say, I think it might just be better than Trader Joe’s edamame hummus? Yes, I dare say it! While I always loved the flavor of the Trader Joe’s version, I found it to be a tad too oily. My version cuts down on the oil and adds a boost of flavor with fresh herbs.

Edamame Hummus with Celery and Purple Bell Pepper
I can never get hummus right when I make it with chickpeas, but edamame works so much better. And it doesn’t have that bean-y taste that you sometimes get with chickpeas. This is good!

My favorite way to use edamame hummus is as a sandwich spread. I don’t like mayo or mustard, so edamame hummus makes a great substitute. We had it on flatbread and topped it with roasted summer veggies for an easy weeknight meal. And of course, any kind of hummus is great as a dip for fresh vegetables, pita bread, or crackers.

Edamame Hummus & Roasted Veggie Sandwiches
So take that, Trader Joe’s! I don’t need your edamame hummus anymore! (But if you want to start carrying it again, that would be cool.)

Edamame Hummus

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4-6 servings

Edamame Hummus

An edamame hummus made with lemon juice and fresh herbs. It's even better than the kind Trader Joe's makes!

Ingredients

  • 1 c. cooked edamame
  • 1/4 c. tahini
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • 2 tbsp. coarsely chopped fresh herbs (optional--I used rosemary, thyme, and basil)
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil (add more if you like your hummus creamier)
  • salt to taste (I used 1/4 tsp.)

Instructions

  1. Combine edamame, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs in food processor. Process until smooth. Drizzle olive oil through feed tube, continuing to process until oil is fully incorporated. Season with salt to taste and serve.

Notes

My husband and I had a disagreement over this hummus; I liked using 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, while he thought it was too lemony like that. So if you want your edamame hummus extra lemony, add another tablespoon of lemon juice.

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Comments

  1. That sounds fantastic! I love both edamame and hummus.

  2. I need to try this so badly! I LOVE edamame!

  3. OM, I have died and gone to sammich heaven.

  4. And here I was, all excited to try and make regular hummus this week. Now I want to make it like this! I just found organic no GMO edamame at my grocery store last week too

  5. I love edamame hummus – I usually just get the storebought kind whenever I see it (I think I may have found the one from Trader Joe’s when I visited!). I like that it has such a different flavour than regular hummus, although I don’t have any problem with the beany taste of chickpea hummus! This would definitely make a great fresh tasting spread for sandwiches or wraps!

    • I love the flavor of chickpea hummus when I get it at restaurants, but when I make it at home it is SO beany. Like it tastes like the smell when you open a can of beans. Even when I make it with dried beans! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong…

  6. Hi Kiersten,

    Thank you for another great recipe! I love hummus and I love edamame but I never had edamame hummus until this weekend. I have now made it twice. So easy, so yummy and so versatile! The second time I made it, I upped the basil and garlic a little because the basil was going to go bad. It tasted like a mix of hummus and pesto. I will most definitely be making edamame hummus allot in the future.

    • Woo hoo, I am so glad you liked it enough to make it twice! I love the idea of making a hummus/pesto mashup. I wonder if it would be good on pasta? Or would that be weird? ;)

  7. This is all so weird! Guess what i just had for lunch? Trade Joe’s Edamame Hummus. How serendipitous, especially considering I thought I was buying Trader Joe’s Guacamole Hummus. I didn’t realize I’d grabbed the wrong container until I got home. But it was a delicious mistake. I never had it before. I’ll have to try your recipe. It sounds easy and yummy.

    • Well, you’re lucky that yours still sells that hummus! :D It is so good, right? Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Guacamole Hummus at ours either–my husband would be all over that!

  8. THANK YOU! i loved their edamame hummus.

  9. I LOVE edamame, I also very much like hummus (I love garbanzo beans), but I don’t see how I can go wrong with your recipe here. Thank you!
    ~Virginia

  10. Hello Kiersten….. I stumbled upon this recipe and it looks so yummy.I love the edammame hummus from TJ’s but you are right it’s a bit oily. Love the picture of edammame hummus/ veggie flatbread stacks. I also like that you made it into a coarse texture, I don’t like the very smooth textured hummus, will give your recipe a try.

  11. I made this today and it was delicious. Used it as both a dip and instead of mayo on my veggie burger. It has such a great taste, will definitely make it again. Only used basil & rosemary but will try to add thyme in my next batch. Thanks for the recipe!

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