Beetroot Hummus Recipe
This subtle-purple beetroot hummus recipe is a slightly sweeter variation on the classic chickpea-solo hummus dish.
It's delicious served as a dip with crudites of salad vegetables for an appetiser, or as an addition to a Mediterranean salad for lunch or dinner.
If you've been to Turkey you'll be familiar with hummus for sure. I think it was offered as an appetiser at every meal while I was there!
In Turkey, hummus is traditionally served with pitta bread, so if you want to have some flat bread you can make or buy a healthy version of it.
Occasionally I will serve this hummus recipe with sourdough bread. But I try to, and also recommend avoiding gluten and high glycemic or highly refined carbs as much as possible.
When you can enjoy hummus with a wide array of salad vegetables and crunchy seeds, there's really no need for any bread.
The cayenne pepper gives it a bit of a spicy-kick. So if you want to keep your beetroot hummus mild tasting, I suggest either omitting the cayenne pepper altogether, or adjusting the quantity to 1/4 teaspoon.
The serving in this beetroot hummus image is a fraction of the hummus recipe made with the quantities below.
How To Make Beetroot Hummus Recipe
Serves: 8 Prep time: 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
- 230g (drained weight) carton or tin organic chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 1 large fresh beetroot (peeled and cut in 4)
- 2 garlic cloves (peeled)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
- Juice 1/2 fresh lemon
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional or adjust quantity to taste)
- 80ml extra virgin olive oil
RECIPE:
- Put all of the ingredients except the olive oil into a food processor and blend for about a minute
- Continue to blend the ingredients but now pour the olive oil into the top of the blender as it's whizzing round. You may need to remove and mix in unblended ingredients stuck to the outside of the blender. If so, do this and then blend again to make sure everything mixes well together.
- Garnish with some chopped parsley or coriander
- Serve with crudites of vegetables for a BBQ / Summer party or with a Mediterranean salad for your lunch or dinner
Top Tip: This beetroot hummus recipe can be kept in the fridge for up to a week
For beetroot hummus recipe meal ideas, check out my Hummus & Quinoa Salad Bowl Recipe
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