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Hummus Recipes 4 Ways: Avocado, Beet, Original & Roasted Red Pepper Recipe

Keyword: Appetizers, Snacks
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 1

INGREDIENTS

Hummus Recipe:

  • 2 strained 15-ounce cans of chickpeas
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ½ cup of tahini
  • ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil + more for garnish
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 6 to 8 cloves of roasted garlic
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped chives for garnish
  • Warm pita bread for serving

Avocado:

  • 1 hummus recipe
  • 1 peeled and seeded avocado
  • ¼ cup of cilantro leaves + more for garnish
  • Queso fresco for garnish

Beet:

  • 1 hummus recipe
  • 3 roasted and peeled red beets
  • Goat cheese for garnish
  • Chopped parsley for garnish

Roasted Red Pepper:

  • 1 hummus recipe
  • 3 roasted red peppers
  • Feta cheese for garnish
  • Chopped parsley for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Hummus:

  1. In a food processor or using a mortar and pestle, combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil, roasted garlic, cayenne and salt and pepper until smooth or slightly chunky.
  2. Garnish with additional olive oil, cayenne and chives. Serve with warm pita.

Avocado:

  1. Process together the hummus ingredients along with an avocado and cilantro leaves until smooth or slightly chunky.
  2. Garnish with queso fresco and cilantro leaves.

Beet:

  1. Process together the hummus ingredients along with the beets until smooth or slightly chunky.
  2. Garnish with goat cheese and parsley.

Roasted Red Pepper:

  1. Process together the hummus ingredients along with the roasted red peppers until smooth or slightly chunky.
  2. Garnish with feta cheese and parsley.