5 minutes super creamy roasted beet hummus , the name says it all – takes 5 minutes to whip up this pink summery dip(when prep work is taken care before hand).
Originally posted in August 2015, gave this post a new lease of life in June 2018
Old pic (covering my face with embarrassment)
We are in love with vibrant pink color of this roasted beet hummus. Beetroots adds slight sweet earthy flavors to the hummus with a burst of electric pink color, I’ve always been taken with the color! It’s excellent dip with raw veggies, chips, pita bread.
What do you do when you get fresh beetroots from farmers market? You use them in making delicious hummus! Yes, beetroots make a very good choice of vegetable to make hummus.
Classic hummus is definitely the best,and when you add root veggies likes carrots, beets, hummus surely becomes amazing.
I regularly make beetroot hummus, which is delish and has an awesome fuchsia color that my little girls love! The beetroot gives the hummus a sweet earthiness. Purple/Pink hummus is perfect for parties, and if you have a lot of kids around you are sure gonna be happy to see kids licking the hummus off their breads/chips/nachos.
As much as I rail against gender norms in most aspects of my life, the little girl in our household is a lover of pink and princesses. She would buy all her stuffs that is either pink or purple(well, most of the stuffs). She’s got about 5 pink shoes, quite a few pink and purple dress, pink jackets, pink bands, and even when she choose candies and lollies she goes for pink! :O
So when I made this hummus, she was so excited just by the color of the hummus. Girls, I say! She just went licking off the hummus. She was curious to see if her tongue turned purple with the hummus, so she would lick, lick, lick and run to the mirror put her tongue out to see if it changed color.
When she found her tongue has no change, she ran back to the hummus bowl licked, licked, licked and ran again to the mirror! LOL
This continued for at least half the bowl of purple hummus was finished and her tongue did not change color at all :P. Finally she came back to me asked, “why isn’t my tongue changing color?”. I laughed and said, “try finishing off the full bowl, maybe then your tongue might turn purple” :P.
Evil mind of a mother was doing some tricks to get the little girl eat her hummus :D. Come on don’t judge me, I’m sure you too would have made up some stories to get your little one eat veggies!
She finished the bowl and finds that her tongue has changed to a slight purple color which was barely seen! She was disappointed. She comes to me again with the same question, this time I had to make up something else.
I couldn’t think of anything. All I said was “we will buy beets from a different shop and make this hummus again, maybe then our tongue would change color! Poor thing, she believed me and was all prepared for a second round of colorful hummus.
So what stories do you makeup to make your kids eat veggies? Let’s hear it!
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How To Make Creamy Roasted Beet Hummus
This beet hummus recipe is very simple and easy to make if you have roasted beetroots already. Roasting beetroot is the only time consuming prep, which I recommend you to do ahead and keep ready while whipping up hummus.
There is a subtle earthy flavoured sweetness from the roasted beetroots and the creaminess from chickpeas, olive oil makes it great for scooping with vegetables, smearing over a toast, or to drizzle over your burger patties.
Roasted beets along with cooked chickpeas, garlic, pepper powder, lime juice, salt, tahini paste, basil leaves, olive oil and water(a little), blend them into hummus paste and serve. That’s it.
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5 Minutes Super Creamy Roasted Beet Hummus
Ingredients
- 2 beetroot
- 2 cups chickpeas
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¾ cup olive oil
- Water as required
Garnish –
- Olive oil
- White and black sesame seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Soak chickpeas over night. Next day pressure cooks with a pinch of salt. Once cooked, drain excess water, keep aside.
- Wash peel the skin of beetroot. Chop them roughly, drizzle olive oil(about 1 tspn) and salt(a generous pinch) and roast in pre heated oven.at 400F for about 40-50 minutes(time depends on the size of your beets). Make sure to turn beetroot once or twice during roasting.
- In a blender add all the ingredients and blend until you get a fine, smooth paste.
- Transfer to a serving bowl garnish with olive oil, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds. If you prefer fresh herbs, use dill, basil leaves for garnish. Serve them with nachos, pita bread, spread it over sandwich or use it as a dip for veggies. They are simply delicious!
Linda @ Veganosity
Great recipe, Jyothi, and the color is gorgeous! Don’t feel guilty, we trick our littles into eating healthy food because we love them. 🙂
jyothirajesh
Thank you Linda! I’m sure we mothers do that a lot 😀
kushi
Love the color and the addition of basil leaves in your recipe dear. It looks so delicious and inviting 🙂
jyothirajesh
I’m not a huge fan of basil leaves, but I did like it in this hummus, tasted so fresh and refreshing, thank you dear
Ginny McMeans
Wow! Such a classic turned beautiful. Good instruction for preparing the beets too.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Ginny
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
I think it’s a mom thing to make up stories to get your kids to eat stuff. My mom spun all kinds of stories for us. This Beet hummus is awesome – but to be honest, even I assumed that the beets would stain your tongue. I am surprised (and a tad disappointed, like your kid) to know that it doesn’t.
jyothirajesh
haha we all can relate to this story right Tina. Glad you liked it.
Denisse | Le Petit Eats
I love beet hummus, it’s just so stunningly gorgeous!
jyothirajesh
You are right Denisse. It’s gorgeous!
Janette | Culinary Ginger
I love roasted beets and I love hummus. I need to try this and that color is amazing.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Janette. I was so taken up by the color the first time I tried beet hummus
Lauren Vavala @ DeliciousLittleBites
Wow this is beautiful! I’ve been looking for new hummus recipes to try with my fiance since we both love hummus. He loves beets, so I think I’m going to surprise him with this recipe soon!
jyothirajesh
Thank you Lauren. Now won’t that be a amazing surprise especially that bright electric pink colored hummus
Rachel
The color of this hummus is awesome! I’ve had beet hummus before but never garnished with pumpkin and sesame seeds. I bet the add a nutty yumminess that I need to try! Your whole present looks just so yummy!
jyothirajesh
Thanks Rachel
Shanna Jones
I agree with you on that wonderfully vibrant pink color! It makes you want to dip everything in it! Loving this recipe. Perfect for my next gathering.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Shanna, glad you liked it
Karyl Henry
Wow, what an amazingly vibrant color! I love hummus, but have never thought to add beets or any other vegetable into it. I want to make this just so I can devour it 🙂
jyothirajesh
Thank you Karyl, I loved the addition of vegetables to hummus too
lauren
What a fascinating color! This beet hummus looks so wonderfully creamy. Such a great summertime treat!
jyothirajesh
Thank you Lauren. Loved the color as well
Marisa Franca
We love our beets yet we don’t get enough of them. This is a great way to add some of those extra vitamins from the beets. The color is beautiful and invites one to dig in. Will definitely make this for our family get-together.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Marisa. I’m so glad you liked it.
Kitty
I can’t get over that gorgeous color! Real food is so yummy and beautiful! Going to try this!
jyothirajesh
Thank you Kitty. I’m glad you liked it, hope you’ll love it as much as we did if you try
elcitrakale
We enjoy hummus often.. and this will be my new variant. Look at that color… it’s so life! great recipe girl! 🙂
jyothirajesh
Thank you very much, glad you liked it
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
Wow love this twist on classic hummus! Plus the color is so pretty!! Just in time for 4th of July!
jyothirajesh
Oh yes, this might be suitable for 4th of July as well, didn’t occur to me until you mentioned it 😀 thanks Sam
Julie
This is such a beautiful, vibrant color! It’s so amazing that food comes like this straight out of nature.
jyothirajesh
It’s the best kind of food from nature we get right? Thanks Julie
Sri Mallya
Wow! Love the color and the recipe dear. Looks so delicious and inviting!
jyothirajesh
Thank you Sri. Glad you liked it
Heather
I love this!! I have been wanting to try beet hummas for the longest time and your recipe looks like the perfect way to start. Gorgeous pics and that color is amazing
jyothirajesh
Thank you Heather. Love it if you could give the recipe a try
Candy
Hi, could I use canned beets since this is what I have in hand?
jyothirajesh
Sorry, can’t say for sure. Haven’t tried it. But I guess you should be able to use it. Drain it out completely so the hummus doesn’t turn runny