Pepper Hummus

 PEPPER HUMMUS

Roasted red pepper hummus is delicious, smoky, rich, creamy, and utterly tasteful. It is a vegan savory dish that can be used as a dip, sauce, or spread. The best part is that this hummus recipe is very healthy. It is high in protein, vitamins, and minerals.

It's easy to default to carrots or pita for what to eat with hummus. But keep in mind: it's for more than just dipping! Below we've got our favorite ways to dip this chickpea puree, and then a few more outside the box ideas. Add it to sandwiches, wraps, layered dips, or even make it into a quick 10 minute dinner!

What to eat with hummus? Here are a few of the best ways to use this creamy spread:

• Veggie dip with carrots, celery, cucumber slices, bell pepper, radishes, snap or snow peas, broccoli, and more

•Dip for bread or chips like pita bread, pita chips, flatbread, pretzel chips, bagel chips, crackers and crostini

• Layered dip, topped with cucumber, tomatoes, olives, artichokes and feta cheese

• Hummus bowls, served in a bowl with crunchy veggies, olives, pita wedges for dipping, and rice, orzo or couscous

• Hummus sandwich, spread on bread and layered with vegetables

• Hummus roll ups or wraps, spread inside a sandwich wrap instead of mayo

• Dessert hummus with fruit (for chocolate hummus), with strawberries, apple slices, pineapple, grapes, or pretzels

Hummus is an ideal veggie dip, but don't stop at carrots! There are loads of colorful, crisp veggies that work well here. For some like green beans or asparagus, you may want to try blanching. Here are a few great ideas for vegetables to eat with hummus: Carrots or rainbow carrots

Celery

Cucumber slices

Bell pepper slices

Radish slices

Snap peas

Snow peas

Broccoli

Kohlrabi, peeled and cut into sticks

Endive spears

Fresh or blanched green beans

Blanched asparagus (lightly salted)


Serving 6 

PREPARATION 10 mins 


INGREDIENTS

  • 150 g drained chickpeas
  • 1 clove of garlic 
  • 2 red peppers roasted in oil
  • 2 tbsp. silken tofu
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice 
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoon fruity olive oil
  • Salt pepper 

Preparations:

Peel and crush the garlic clove. Arrange it in the bowl with the roasted peppers, chickpeas, silken tofu, lemon juice and olive oil. Crush in an electronic blender until you get a homogeneous mixture. Put salt and pepper at your taste. 

Serve in a presentation bowl.

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