Hummus! So good! Tasty yet healthy- how can this be?! I have chosen not to question the mystery that is the double-positive of hummus and have instead embraced it and decided that I should make some :) I thought this recipe would make a small quantity, but no. It made enough for a weeklong hummus supply. So I suppose my only word of caution is that- be prepared for a large amount of hummus! And some strong bell pepper taste- but who minds that? :)
Roasted Red Pepper & Spice Hummus
Ingredients:
- 3 medium-sized red bell peppers, roasted (see instructions below)
- 1 can organic garbanzo beans (chickpeas) rinsed/washed thoroughly
- 1/2 heaping cup Greek tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly-minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp Spanish smoked paprika
- 1 tsp season salt (kosher salt, black pepper, celery salt, paprika, cumin)
- 1/2 tsp each of cumin, kosher salt, and coriander
- for garnish: paprika, EVOO, fresh sunflow seeds, cumin
- for the side: toasted pita, cut into thirds
Process:
- To roast peppers: preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut peppers in half (cleaning out stem and middle) and spray on both sides with extra virgin olive oil (if you don’t have any spray, just brush lightly with oil). Season with season salt (see mixture above), salt, and pepper on both sides, and place in oven for 8-10 minutes. Then flip them over and roast for an additional 10 minutes. Allow to cool, then chop roughly into large chunks (see photos below)
- Place all ingredients (minus garnish and pita) in a food processor. Pulse together in bursts until the mixture comes together in a thick paste/cream mixture. Drizzle on some olive oil and sprinkle a few toasted sunflower seeds. Top with a dash of paprika and cumin for colour.
- Toast some pita (I toasted mine in the leftover bell pepper-infused olive oiled-baking sheet so they’d be extra-pepper-y) and dip in for a delicious snack! Sprinkle on extra spices (I added a bit of celery salt + cumin on the pita) as desired.
It’s honestly incredibly simple- just pour it all into the processor and process and ta da! You’re done :). It’s delicious, nutritious, portable, great for bringing to parties, potlucks, what have you. This one’s heavy on the bell pepper taste, but for introductory hummus fans- or people who are crazy about peppers- this one’s a nice choice.
Dear Odile / fruippe,
I was referred here by my roommate, and we tried this recipe today, and it was DA BOMB DOT COM. No words can describe how much I love this recipe. There was however much grunting and hollering and praising of multiple deities regarding the awesomeness of this hummus.
Merci beaucoup, mademoiselle. I will be putting this hummus on everything I possibly can for the next week.
Sincerely,
Caroline :)