Make delicious beetroot hummus using simple ingredients at home. Serve it a as a dip, spread it on toast or just enjoy spoonful - this guilt-free snack is going to be your next favourite thing to eat.
New and updated roasted beetroot hummus recipe made with homemade tahini, chickpeas, olive oil and all good things. So perfect when for a healthy chip & dip session or when you have left over chickpeas and want to make something yummy ( <-- mostly my favourite reason to make this!)
This thing right here: this is my favourite thing to eat for breakfast. Multigrain toast, topped with homemade roasted beetroot hummus & some smashed avocado + some sesame seeds .... so YUMMY!
This beetroot hummus is an upgraded version of my regular hummus recipe with an addition of oven roasted beetroot that is cooked with olive oil and salt. With a spoonful of homemade tahini sauce (with roasted sesame seeds) and lemon juice, you get a very creamy, delicious, smooth hummus to be enjoyed with crackers or chips.
How to make roasted beetroot hummus?
- start by roasting some chunks of beetroot which have been tossed in some olive oil and salt.
While the beetroot is roasting in the oven, assemble the rest of the ingredients for your beetroot hummus.
- Boiled Chickpeas
- Olive Oil
- Tahini Paste (recipe below)
- Salt+Pepper
- Lemon juice
How to make homemade tahini?
simply mix 1/4 cup of toasted sesame seeds (dry roast the sesame seeds for a few minutes in a pan) with 1/4 cup of water and you have a creamy tahini paste ready to be used for the beetroot hummus.
Then simply blend all your ingredients and enjoy with some lavash or toasted bread of crackers.
Here is the video for how to make beetroot hummus:
Some more dip recipes from the blog that you might like:
- Onion tomato peanut chutney
- French onion yogurt dip with caramelised onions
- Classic hummus
- Caramelised onion dip
- Guacamole
- Tzatziki dip
- Summer spring rolls with peanut butter dipping sauce
Beetroot Hummus
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
Description
Make delicious beetroot hummus using simple ingredients at home. Serve it a as a dip, spread it on toast or just enjoy spoonful – this guilt-free snack is going to be your next favourite thing to eat.
Ingredients
HOMEMADE TAHINI PASTE
- 1/4 cup toasted white sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup water
ROASTED BEETROOT HUMMUS
- 1 cup chickpeas (boiled)
- 2 medium sized beetroots (peeled and chopped)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 tsp garlic (chopped)
- 2 tbsp tahini paste
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add chopped beetroot, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil and salt. Mix and transfer to a baking sheet. Roast for 20 minutes. Let cool. This should give you about 3/4 cup of roasted beetroot.
- Prepare the tahini paste by blending toasted sesame seeds and water. Keep aside to be used for hummus.
- To a blender/ food processor, add boiled chickpeas, 3/4 cup roasted beetroot, remaining olive oil, salt, lemon juice, garlic, 2 tbsp tahini paste, water and mix until you have a really smooth hummus.
- Sprinkle mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame) and chopped cilantro/ coriander or parsley and serve with chips or crackers.
Beetroot Hummus
Make delicious beetroot hummus using simple ingredients at home. Serve it a as a dip, spread it on toast or just enjoy spoonful - this guilt-free snack is going to be your next favourite thing to eat.
Homemade Tahini Paste
- 1/4 cup toasted white sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup water
Roasted Beetroot Hummus
- 1 cup chickpeas (boiled)
- 2 medium sized beetroots (peeled and chopped)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 tsp garlic (chopped)
- 2 tbsp tahini paste
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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Preheat oven to 200 degree celsius.
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In a large bowl, add chopped beetroot, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil and salt. Mix and transfer to a baking sheet. Roast for 20 minutes. Let cool. This should give you about 3/4 cup of roasted beetroot.
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Prepare the tahini paste by blending toasted sesame seeds and water. Keep aside to be used for hummus.
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To a blender/ food processor, add boiled chickpeas, 3/4 cup roasted beetroot, remaining olive oil, salt, lemon juice, garlic, 2 tbsp tahini paste, water and mix until you have a really smooth hummus.
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Sprinkle mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame) and chopped cilantro/ coriander or parsley and serve with chips or crackers.
Yum! Love the color on this, so pretty and looks delicious!
Thank you so much!! 🙂
I love beet and hummus but I've never seen beetroom hummus. Is this dish common in India or is this your creative invention? Either way, looks very cool. I will definitely try.
Thank you Victor. They have started serving beet hummus in many restaurants and we tried in one of them and therefore wanted to create a recipe for it. It tasted amazing!!!!
Girls, this hummus is beautiful and I absolutely love the color!!! I wanna make beetroot hummus asap!!!
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Thanks a lot Camila 🙂
What a colorful recipe! I was never a huge fan of beets, but my wife loves 'em. I should make this for her as a surprise...thanks for the idea!
Thank you David! Hope you try this recipe soon & hope she likes it 🙂
Such a beautiful POP of color, LOVE this beetroot hummus!
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Thank you so much Silvia 🙂
This is simply stunning!! I love tahini and have never tried making my own out of sesame seeds...love how simple it is to make! 🙂
Even we did not know making tahini at home was so simple. The hummus tasted so good with it.
Thank you so much Brittany 🙂
I just love beets, which I get at the farmers markets. Thank you for sharing!
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Most welcome! Hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂