Pink hummus recipe with beets, chickpeas and EVOO beloleum
Do you want to learn how to prepare a light, healthy and original dish? We present you the recipe for pink hummus! The secret to giving this colorful color to our chickpea paste lies in the beet, a vegetable rich in fiber, with few calories and with a good contribution of vitamin B.
If you already use it in the kitchen, you will know that an excellent natural dye, so the same thing happens with hummus! It is enough to contribute a cooked beet to the traditional recipe to obtain this delicious starter that will surely be the king of snacks?
About hummus paste, we encourage you to make it at home, since as you can see it is much easier than it seems. You simply have to mix all the ingredients and beat! The base is the chickpeas and you can perfectly use the pots, it is delicious and makes it easy to make it a quick recipe. The same thing happens with beets: you can cook it, but the result with the vegetables bought already cooked is already spectacular.
If you don’t have each of the rest of the ingredients, you can skip one and a delicious pasta will continue to come out. Of course, we recommend you get everyone to Enjoy its authentic flavor. Indeed, including tahini, the sesame seed paste that you can buy already made or substitute a handful of sesame seeds in your recipe.
Beet and chickpea hummus ingredients
For a snack of 4 people
- a pot of chickpeas cooked or 600 grams of chickpeas cooked with salt at home.
- 1 beet boiled
- 3 tablespoons of Tahini
- 2 tablespoons of Beloleum Selection Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Medium juice lemon small
- 1 tooth of garlic
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
- pinch of salt
Remember that extra virgin olive oil will be one of the “implatable” to achieve the perfect texture and flavor. You can make it with any of the beloleum EVOOs, but we love how it enhances the flavor of our raw foods. Coupage Selection (emppeltre and arbequina).
Steps to prepare the pink hummus of chickpeas and beets
- Pour the cooked chickpeas into a colander and, if they are from a pot, rinse well in water to remove the liquid from the preserve well. You will see that a little foam comes out, it’s normal!
- Add the 3 teaspoons of tahini, the crushed garlic clove, the juice of half a lemon and the two tablespoons of olive oil in a blender container.
- Then add the beet, previously cut into small pieces so that you whisk more easily later.
- Add spices and salt to your liking. You can skip them or add others, such as a teaspoon of dry parsley and some pepper.
- Beat all the mixture. If you use these proportions, the paste will have an adequate density, but if you want to make your hummus lighter, you can add a little water or a little more lemon juice.
- Ready! To serve the pink hummus, it is ideal to put it in a bowl and add a splash of Beloleum extra virgin olive oil and some sprinkled sesame seeds. To give it the green touch, you can use fresh chives or fresh parsley.
With what to accompany beet hummus?
Vegetable pastes such as hummus have become something that cannot be missing in snacks, since they are not only healthy, but they are also delicious. You can accompany the beet hummus with:
- Crudités: The most indicated are carrot sticks, celery, green pepper, red pepper and cucumber. Serve the ones you like the most!
- Cherry tomatoes cut in half to accompany.
- bread beaks.
- As in the traditional recipe, with pita bread.
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