Zesty Roasted Beet Hummus
Celebrate our colour of the year with this delicious beetroot hummus!.
Ingredients
- 1 medium (144g)beet, peeled, cubed
- 440gpinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1juice of 1 lemon
- 1zest of ½ lemon
- 2 (14g)garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon (5g)salt
- 2 tablespoons (30g)tahini
- 1 tablespoons (15ml)olive oil
- -for garnish:
- -toasted sesame seeds
- -flake salt
- -lemon zest
- -finely diced parsley
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Step 1
Place the prepared beets into a saucepan and add enough water just to cover them. Bring to a boil then reduce to medium high heat and cook for twenty minutes, or until fork tender. Strain, being sure to reserve ¼ cup of the boiling liquid, and set beets aside to cool.
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Step 2
Place all the ingredients and two tablespoons of the reserved liquid to the KitchenAid Blender and blend on Speed 2 until slightly smooth. (Add more beet liquid if the mixture is too thick.) Place the mixture into a serving bowl and garnish with sesame seeds, a drizzle of olive oil, flake salt, and a bit of lemon zest.
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CHEF’S NOTES:
Make a chunkier version of this hummus using the KitchenAid Stand Mixer with the Pastry Beater Attachment. Simply replace the blender with the mixer and follow the same instructions.
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Step 1
Place the prepared beets into a saucepan and add enough water just to cover them. Bring to a boil then reduce to medium high heat and cook for twenty minutes, or until fork tender. Strain, being sure to reserve ¼ cup of the boiling liquid, and set beets aside to cool.
Step 2
Place all the ingredients and two tablespoons of the reserved liquid to the KitchenAid Blender and blend on Speed 2 until slightly smooth. (Add more beet liquid if the mixture is too thick.) Place the mixture into a serving bowl and garnish with sesame seeds, a drizzle of olive oil, flake salt, and a bit of lemon zest.
CHEF’S NOTES:
Make a chunkier version of this hummus using the KitchenAid Stand Mixer with the Pastry Beater Attachment. Simply replace the blender with the mixer and follow the same instructions.