5-Ingredient Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
This 5-ingredient roasted red pepper hummus is perfect with pitta, carrots, celery, or in a sandwich.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 201kcal
Equipment
- 1 blender
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper large, or 2 small red bell peppers. Placenta and seeds removed, chopped into big chunks.
- 700 g jarred chickpeas 500g drained weight. Or 2 x 400g tins (240g drained weight from each can) + 50ml aquafaba (chickpea juice).
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- 1 lemon juiced. Add more if needed.
- ½ teaspoon flaky salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove small. Or ¼ teaspoon garlic granules.
For garnish
- olive oil
- sesame seeds
- coriander cilantro, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190c fan / 410F. Slice your red bell peppers into large chunks and place them into your roasting tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes until slightly charred around the edges. Leave to cool slightly.
- Once your roasted bell peppers have cooled slightly, add to a blender with the chickpeas, 50ml aquafaba (the chickpea juice), tahini, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Blend until super smooth (around 1 minute). Taste and season accordingly, blending one more time!
- Plate up your hummus or store it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Top the plated red pepper hummus with olive oil, coriander, sesame seeds, and any other spices or seasonings you'd like! Serve up with pitta and enjoy!
Notes
Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe so scroll up this page to find them! (don't worry, I won't be rambling on about my grandma...my blog posts contain information that will genuinely help you make this recipe e.g. ingredient substitutions, what to do with leftovers, faqs etc!!).
Storage: Place in a Tupperware and into the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Consume with bread, in a sandwich, as a pasta sauce, with cucumber, carrot, celery...the list goes on!!
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 496IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3mg