Idea for Excess Juice Pulp # 1 Carrot Hummus

I'm an avid juicer, and like me, those of you who juice everyday will almost always end up with more pulp than you do juice.  It’s just a part of the juicing package.  Juicing can be expensive, especially if you don’t grow your own produce, and so in light of the rising cost of food, and my very tight student budget, I’ve been trying to get creative with re-using my juice pulp.

I have a few ideas for re-working juice pulp into something fabulous other than compost, but this morning's recycled pulp was given a new lease of life in the form of a hummus - Carrot Hummus. Yum!

Suffice to say, if you are juicing mixed vegetable and fruit juices, you will need to plan ahead and separate your pulp if you intend on using the pulp of only one particular item.  It’s kind of annoying, but it’s worth it.

This is one of the easiest dips to make - in fact, most dips are easy.  It’s pretty much a variation of hummus, with carrot pulp thrown in.  Not only does it save your juice pulp going to waste, but it also gives the hummus a lovely orange colour, and a delicious sweet flavour. 

You could use whatever hummus recipe you like, but mine goes a little something like this….

1 Tin or 400gms Cooked Chickpeas

3 Garlic Cloves

1tsp Cumin

1tsp Cayenne Pepper

1Tbs Tahini

Juice of a Large Lemon

Filtered Water or Olive Oil (enough to make a creamy consistency)

Pulp of Two Carrots

Himalayan or Celtic Salt

Cracked Pepper

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and enjoy!

*All of the measurements are approximate – tweak yours till you are happy with the flavour!

What do you do with your left over pulp?  Would love to hear!!