Roasted red pepper hummus is one my most favorite kinds of healthy dips.
Since it's so expensive to purchase the pre-made stuff, I prefer to make my own at home for much cheaper.
I know I say this often, but it's true:
Anything homemade always tastes better than store bought!
Making something at home gives you so much more control over the ingredients used. You can tinker around with how much of a favorite ingredient is used (roasted red peppers!!) so you can make it exactly how you'd like it.
Hummus is one of those awesome dips that can be customized to your tastes.
Roasted red pepper hummus tastes absolutely delicious with pita bread, as a dip for veggies or even as a sandwich spread or in wraps.
My son Donnie could eat this by the spoonful, he loves it! Lately, he's been going through a picky phase and it's been difficult to get him to try a lot of new things but he'll eat this right up! 🙂
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- Yield: about 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 28 oz canned chick peas, drained and rinced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup roasted red peppers (I used the kind that's packed in oil since it's most convenient)
- 1/8 – 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (adjust amount depending on what kind of texture you'd prefer)
Instructions
- Into a food processor add all ingredients except for the olive oil.
- Pulse the ingredients until they start to combine. If you need to, open the processor and push the contents of the container down with a spatula so everything combines.
- With the cover replaced and through the small opening on the top of the processor, slowly pour in the olive oil while pulsing/processing until you reach the desired consistency.
Notes
Please keep in mind that if your roasted red peppers have a lot of oil in them from the packaging you may not need to use as much olive oil in the recipe. If you use roasted red peppers that have NOT been packed in oil, you'll need to use extra olive oil. Feel free to adjust the amounts of olive oil or even red peppers to best suit your taste. The more oil you use the smoother the texture. 😀
- Category: Appetizer
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