Roasted Beet Hummus

This jewel-colored beet hummus takes an ordinary dip into an absolutely striking spread when served with fresh crudités, pita triangles, or your favorite crusty bread.

How to Make 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 to Roast 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:

1. Remove beet greens, but don't throw them away. Beet leaves are edible and delicious. Use them in a salad or cook them like spinach or Swiss chard.
2. Wash, and trim ends. No need to peel beets before roasting
3. Wrap each beet in aluminum foil
4. Place them on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for an hour or until the beets are tender. Time will depend on the size of the beets. Large beets can be cut in half to speed the roasting process
5. Remove from the oven and let them cool
6. 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 the 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

Some Inspired beet recipes

• Cauliflower beet dip
• Roasted beet salad with creamy horseradish and candied walnuts
• Roasted beets and sweet potato tacos
• Quinoa, chickpea and beet burger
• Beet carpaccio with chia seed dressing
• Beet smoothie bowl
• Veggie noodle salad with peanut dressing
• How to cook beets
• Apple Beet Salad with Pickled Onions

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