This jewel-colored beet hummus takes an ordinary meal into an absolutely striking spread when served with fresh crudités, pita triangles, or your favorite crusty bread.
Roasted Beet Hummus
Beet hummus is bright, fresh, and full of heart-healthy vitamins making it one of our favorite – and easy to prepare! — accompaniments to any meal. We prepare our beet hummus in minutes by blending roasted beets, canned chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, and salt in a food processor, resulting in its elegant purple color and super-creamy consistency.
How Do You Roast Fresh Beets?
Our foolproof method for roasting beets is so simple, you’ll find yourself adding beets to every meal.
5 steps to delicious fresh roasted beets:
- Remove beet greens (they are delicious when used in a salad or cooked like spinach or chard)
- Wash and wrap each beet in aluminum foil
- Place them on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for an hour or until beets are tender. Time will depend on the size of the beets. Large beets can be cut in half to speed the roasting process
- Remove from the oven and let them cool
- Remove aluminum foil and rub beet skin with hands, they will easily peel.
Once you’ve seen how easy preparing roasted beets can be, you may also want to try some of our other delicious beet recipes like our appetizer-sides Beet Carpaccio with Avocado-Chia Dressing or Beet Salad with Horseradish-Alioli & Caramelized Walnuts. You can highlight beets as a main course with our delicious Dijon-Beet and Chickpea-Quinoa Veggie Burger or Beet and Sweet Potato Fall Tacos.
Make beet hummus even easier!
No time to roast your own beets? Try one of the many brands of pre-cooked beets that are now sold in vacuum-sealed packets in the produce section of most supermarkets. It is important to note that the color of the hummus will not be as vibrant as it will be when using fresh beets, but it will be just as delicious. Note: You may want to increase the tahini or lemon juice to help brighten the taste.
Don’t like tahini? Whether you don’t like tahini, or simply ran out, you can substitute peanut, almond, or sunflower butter for the sesame paste without losing any of the protein or taste. Delicious
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Roasted Beet Hummus
Prep Time: 10 minutes- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups
- Category: appetizer
- Method: roasting
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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This jewel-colored beet hummus takes an ordinary meal into an absolutely striking spread when served with fresh crudités, pita triangles, or your favorite crusty bread.
Ingredients
1 medium-large beet, trimmed ( or 1 medium-large store-bought cooked beet) (See Note 1)
1 – 15 ounce can of chickpeas
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
Optional garnishes:
Black sesame seeds
Instructions
- If using a fresh beet, preheat oven to 400F. Wrap it in aluminum foil and place it on a baking sheet. Cook for one hour or until tender (See Note 2)
- Remove the beet from the oven and let it cool. Rub the skin off and dice it into medium size pieces
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy. You may need to add more water, one tablespoon at a time, to achieve the desired consistency
Notes
- In order to save time, store-bought cooked beets may be used, but please note that the color of the beet hummus won’t be as vibrant.
- Since beets take a while to cook, we recommend cooking several beets, and add them to salads or eat them as a side, dressed with some salt, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 55
- Sugar: 1.1
- Sodium: 115
- Fat: 2.7
- Saturated Fat: 0.3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Fiber: 1.7
- Protein: 2.3
- Cholesterol: 0
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