Easy Beet Hummus - Recipes From A Pantry (2024)

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You will ♡ this gorgeous pink, creamy and over the top delicious Beet Hummus. It is extremely easy to make with pantry staples and in a blender. Double or triple this colorful hummus recipe and serve as a starter at your foodie gatherings.

Suitable for Vegan and Gluten Free Diets.

This easy Beet Hummus is one of the simplest things to make, and is delicious and healthy. It takes only a few minutes to make whip up and then does for lunches, easy dinners with some bread and salad, sandwiches and as a healthy snack.

Whilst this recipe is made using home cooked beetroot, please do go ahead and get store bought pre cooked beetroot (make life eaaaaaaaaaasy). Just make sure to get pre cooked beetroot that is stored in water (instead of vinegar) for this.

What Is Hummus?

Hummus is a dish originating from the Middle East and Mediterranean that ismade with cooked chickpeas, tahini, a paste made of ground sesame seeds, lemon juice, garlic andsalt.

Having gained widespread popularity around the world, various regions have come to adding in their own staple ingredients and unique garnishes like chopped tomato, cucumber, olives andolive oil, parsley, paprika, pine nuts, caramelized onions, mushrooms, and even hard-boiled eggs.

Why You’ll Love This

• quick and easy– you’ll need minimal prep and a little over 40 minutes.
• pantry-friendly– made with pantry items you probably have.
• great for meal prep– enjoy leftovers in various way for the whole week.
• diet- friendly– this recipe is vegan and gluten-free.

Ingredients

Making this Beetroot Hummus recipe is rather simple. The star ingredients are the chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon and of course beetroot.

How To Make Beet Hummus

• Add all the ingredients into the food processor.
• Whizz them into a paste.
• Check for seasoning and lemon juice and add a little more if necessary.
• Transfer into a bowl and serve with crackers or crunchy vegetables and enjoy.

Recipe Tips

• If no food processor you can use a blender, you may need to add a little more liquid at the start.
• Feel free to start with raw chickpeas that you cook from scratch. Find out how to cook Instant Pot Chickpeas.
• Feel free to use o

Delicious Variations

• Add more heat – feel free to add extra cayenne or red pepper flakes for heat.
• Roasted beet hummus – to make Roasted Beet Hummus, simple roast some raw beets and cook as normal.
• Make it raw – to make this a raw beetroot hummus dip you would simply substitute the cooked beetroot for a smaller approx (250g peeled and chopped raw beetroot) and blend it all in the food processor.

Storage

• Refrigerate – store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to a week.
• Freeze – Put in an air tight container, (almost to the top of the container, cover with a thin layer of olive oil and then freeze for up to 3 months.
• Thaw – Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Add on a drizzle of olive oil and stir before serving.

FAQs

Need More Hummus Recipes And Dips?

Want some more recipes then please check out these below.

• Easy Chocolate Hummus.
• Instant Pot Hummus.
• Instant Pot Pumpkin Hummus.
• For other dips why not check out this Bacon and Cream Cheese dip?
• Or try this Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip.
• Don’t you just love the vibrant colour of this hummus? It would look fab sitting next to this beautiful yellow Turmeric Hummus.

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Originally published Jan 2017. Updated in January 2021.

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