Hummus is a much loved Mediterranean dip that has gained lot of popularity lately. We love experimenting and therefore found that little variations in food can bring out lot of variety and interesting flavors. While the original hummus is totally amazing, here’s presenting a slight variation of it which includes roasted red bell peppers to give it a nice burnt aroma and beautiful color.
Nutrition
Hummus has its base ingredient as chickpeas which are rich in plant based protein, Vitamin B family, dietary fiber and many micro nutrients like manganese therefore making it a healthy dish. Apart from chickpeas, hummus includes other healthy ingredients like tahini, garlic and olive oil which have their own nutritional value to add.
How to Eat
Hummus can be included in diet in many ways. The best I like to use it is as a sandwich spread topped up with veggies and your favorite protein cheese/tofu/chicken. This makes a good protein packed breakfast to kick start the day on a healthy note. Other ways of eating hummus are adding it to a wrap and having as a dip with salads/veggies/crackers. Hummus goes really well when paired with falafel in a wrap/sandwich or a salad/burrito bowl. Sky is the limit, if you like it, you can add it everywhere!
This is a quick recipe and if you have all the needed ingredients, it only takes few minutes to make hummus. With all this being said, lets get straight into the recipe and see how it is made.
| Prep Time | 5 mins |
| Cook Time | 5 mins |
| Servings |
bowl
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- 2 medium size red bell peppers
- 1 cup cooked/canned chickpeas Refer to notes section for chickpea cooking instructions
- 3-4 pieces garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp Water may or may not need
Ingredients
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- Cut the peppers into half, de-seed them and arrange on a baking tray with parchment paper. Set the oven to 400 F/200 C.
- Bake the peppers for 20-25 minutes until they are fragrant and charred from the sides.
- Cool completely and remove the peel.
- Take a blender and put all the mentioned ingredients. Blend to a smooth paste. Add water if needed. Consistency is generally on thicker side.
- Garnish with crushed red peppers and parsley. Drizzle some olive oil on top for added flavor.
- Enjoy as you like. Keep refrigerated up to a week.
- If you do not prefer to add red peppers, simple replace them with cilantro and you have the original hummus recipe.
- If you are not using canned chickpeas, here are the instructions for cooking:
- Wash the chickpeas thoroughly and soak them overnight.
- Boil them with a pinch of salt either in an open vessel (40-50 minutes) or in a pressure cooker (2-3 whistles). You should be able to easily squish them with your fingers.
- Drain the excess water and there you go, they are ready to be used. (Hummus comes out better if chickpeas are cooked a day before as compared to freshly cooked ones.)
We have an entire section on dips, check out here if you like. Check out more of our recipes - Easy Vegetable Lasagna, Easy Pesto Pasta, Homemade Baklava.
This is a simply no fuss recipe of a healthy and yummy dip. We hope you try it and fall in love with it as much as we are!
Stay Healthy!
A | XOXO
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This looks so yummy! I’ll hsve to try it soon!
I have been trying to find a hummus recipe because my husband loves it! Thank you! I will save this for him!
I used to dislike hummus, of course I had only tried one type. When I leaned there were different flavors such as yours with red pepper I became a fan. Looks good!
OH I love red pepper! This sounds wonderful!
I absolutely LOVE hummus! This sounds like an incredible recipe! I’m definitely going to have to give it a go!
Would love to know how it came out 🙂
I love hummus and this looks so good. I also love roasted red peppers.
My favorite type of hummus! I’ve learned to appreciate hummus more and more as I get older lol. Such a good healthy snack.
True, very healthy!
I have never had hummus and I don’t know why. I need to try it using your recipe because I sure do love red peppers.
This looks really good love the addition of spice need to try it out.
This looks amazing!! I had homemade hummus once and it was SO much better than what you can get in the stores. I’ll have to try this recipe right away!
This looks and sounds so yummy! I bet it would go great at my tailgate superbowl party next month! printing now so I can try it!
I love hummus! I am pinning this recipe to make later, or maybe tonight it looks so great!
Thank you!
This looks great. I will definitely try this delicious healthy snack. Thanks for sharing this post.