5.0 from 12 votes
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
This Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is gutsy dish, loaded with flavor and color. It also packs a wallop in the form of a couple of red jalapenos.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 230 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 red jalapenos, rough chopped, seeds and all
- 2 15 oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed (reserve a handful for garnish)
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/2 cup tahini, sesame seed paste.
- Juice of 1 lemon
- salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
garnish
- reserved chickpeas
- 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
- 1/3 cup marinated Greek olives
- olive oil
- parsley
Instructions
- Start with an empty food processor, and while the blade is going, drop in the garlic cloves, let them go until they are finely minced. Then drop in the jalapenos. Same thing.
- Add the 2 cans of chickpeas and pulse and process for about a minute. It will be thick, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the cold water, and continue processing for another minute..
- Add the roasted red peppers and continue to process, scraping down as you go.
- Add the tahini, lemon, salt and pepper and let the machine do its thing for a couple of minutes until the hummus is completely smooth and creamy.
- Taste it and add more lemon, salt, or pepper if necessary.
- Hummus does best if it is allowed to sit in the refrigerator for a while before eating. You can make it a day ahead, if you want to.
- Spread in a shallow bowl or plate, and top with the pine nuts, chickpeas, parsley and olives. Drizzle with good olive oil.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
230kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
130mg
(5%)
Potassium
305mg
(9%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
107IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
57mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 230kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 130mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 305mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 107IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.