I love this roasted red beet hummus! It’s so colorful and it goes with just about any vegetable. And it’s super easy to make. The hardest part, if you can call it that, is waiting for the beet to roast and then peeling it 🙂
Everything goes into the food processor and purees until smooth and that’s it! Just serve with an array of your favorite colorful vegetables. Some raw, some blanched.
It’s quite impressive to serve to your guests. This recipe makes about 2 Cups and we estimated about 2-1/2 Tbl per person. So it serves approximately 12 people. You can adjust it up or down as you wish, but this is how the nutrtion was calculated.
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ROASTED BEET HUMMUS {Vegan}
Ingredients
- 1 small red Beet roasted until fork tender & peeled
- 1/4 C Walnuts chopped finely
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/4 C Water
- 2 Tbl Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 tsp Pepper
- 15 oz. can Chickpeas Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash and trim beets.
- Lightly coat with vegetable oil and salt.
- Roast until fork tender, about 45 minutes to an hour depending on size.
- Allow to cool enough to handle.
- With GLOVES or a PAPER TOWEL, remove skin. It will stain your skin red if you aren't careful.
- Place into a food processor with all other ingredients.
- Puree until smooth.
- Serve with a colorful array of mixed vegetables.
melissa @ my whole food life says
I can’t wait to try this! I love roasted beets, but I never thought to make hummus with them. Genius idea!
Lori says
Have you tried this with raw beets? Just curious.
aimee says
I haven’t tried this with raw beets. Sounds interesting though!
Connie says
This was DELICIOUS!! Roasting it definitely made it sweeter; everyone was so surprised when I told them no sugar was involved!!
But question. Would I get the same creamy, dry, and sweet consistency if I use canned beets?
aimee says
Hi Connie, I am so glad you and your family liked it! 🙂 I think that the creamy, dry consistency comes more from the chickpeas. You could use canned beets (without the liquid, of course), but I think you might lose that sweetness that roasting them provides. The roasting brings out the natural sugars and I am not sure how canned beets are prepared prior to canning, but I certainly think its worth a try! If you do, I would love to hear back from you.
Connie says
For sure!! I do have a can of beets in my kitchen cabinet but I wanted to follow your recipe 100% so perhaps I will experiment next time and let you know!!