Surprisingly, I´ve learned to like my food without salt. After four days without any my tastebuds are becoming a lot more sensitive for all the subtle flavours I missed before. By now I can enjoy an apple or a clementine like a good glass of wine, the mix of fruity, sweet and tart flavours developing in my mouth.

But I still miss the salt, so I now allow myself one gram per day. That´s not much, but used with care it really brings me a lot of joy. Like yesterday in my delicious white bean hummus. Since it´s completely fat free, apart from the small amount of tahin, I didn´t expect much, but actually it was absolutely yummy!

I´m starting to like this kind of nutrition and even if my sinuses are still torturing me I´m beginning to feel more energized than I´ve felt in months. Maybe I´ll expand the 14 days to three weeks. We´ll see.

Fat Free White Bean Hummus

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of dried white beans, soaked overnight and cooked  (about 3 cups cooked beans)*

juice of 1 lime

1/4 tsp cumin

freshly ground black pepper

salt

1 big garlic clove

2 tbsp. Tahin

3 tbsp. water (or more, adjust to your own taste)

Method:

Put everything in the blender and mix until its a creamy paste.

Enjoy!

*You can use canned beans, but try to use freshly cooked dried ones, it really makes a big difference.