10-Minute Roasted Pepper Hummus: If you want to make roasted red pepper hummus, all you need are chickpeas, garlic, and tahini. This recipe makes hummus that tastes so much better than hummus you buy in a store.
10-Minute Roasted Pepper Hummus
- When you roast bell peppers, they give the hummus a sweet, smokey flavour. That’s easy, we cook the peppers at home. If you don’t have time, you can use roasted peppers from a jar.
- You can put it on sandwiches, soups, or pita or flatbread.
- we need more hummus recipes, so let’s do it. One of our favourite ways to spice up hummus is to add roasted bell pepper slices to it.
- If you’ve seen our first hummus recipe, you know how easy it is to make the best hummus at home. The steps for making this red pepper hummus are easy. To be exact, all we did was add two roasted red peppers to the mix we already had.
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Here’s our best hummus tip: To make the smoothest hummus rivaling the tubs you buy at the store, it isn’t about what you add to your food processor. It’s the order in which you add ingredients to your food processor.
- Seriously, it’s that easy. Tahini and lemon juice go in first. Then, before you add anything else, turn on the food processor and let it run for a minute or so.
- This step helps to cream the tahini and lemon juice, ensuring the creamiest homemade hummus. You can find tahini at the store, but for the best red pepper hummus, make your own tahini using our easy tahini recipe.
In addition to the lemon juice and tahini, you’ll need olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, and chickpeas. Use canned chickpeas or dried chickpeas that you have cooked until soft. Here’s our recipe for cooking dried chickpeas.
How to roast peppers
Now that you know the secret to the best hummus, let’s talk about how to roast red peppers. Most stores sell roasted bell peppers, so if you don’t feel like roasting your own, feel free to use the jarred peppers.
When I roast peppers at home, I like removing the core and cutting them into a few flat pieces so they don’t roll around on me. Then I place them, skin-side up, onto a baking sheet, slide them under the broiler, and broil until the pepper skin has charred.
It only takes 10 minutes to roast the peppers. After that, I add the peppers to a resealable plastic bag or a bowl covered with plastic wrap and set the peppers aside. They steam a little, which helps the skin pull away from the pepper — making it extra easy to peel. See the photo below: See how charred the skin looks? It peels away easily.
How to serve red pepper hummus
- With veggies: Cut up carrots, celery, cucumber, radishes, snap peas, cauliflower, and even roasted broccoli for dipping.
- With bread or crackers: Warm pita bread, homemade flatbread, pretzel chips, bagel chips, crackers, and crostini are all great options for scooping up hummus.
- Make hummus bowls: Fill a bowl with hummus, then top it with your favorite toppings like roasted vegetables, chopped nuts, fresh herbs, crumbled feta cheese, and a drizzle of tahini sauce.
More easy recipes to try
- With tahini: Since you’ve got tahini on hand, try our tahini salad dressing or this creamy tahini sauce. I love them both. For another hummus recipe, see out hummus with spiced beef and feta.
- With chickpeas: If you are like us and love chickpeas, try this lemon chickpea salad or our cauliflower and chickpea salad — they are both so good. I also love making smashed chickpea sandwiches!
- With bell peppers: If you have leftover bell peppers, try our stuffed peppers with sausage and spinach. Or make these easy veggie quesadillas with bell peppers, onions, and kale.
Easy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- When we first figured out how to make hummus, we were shocked at how easy (and fast) it is. You can make creamy smooth hummus at home with just a few simple tricks. Plus, since it is so easy,
- we love adding sweet roasted red peppers. We have given instructions for roasting the peppers in the recipe below. Still, you can substitute them with jarred roasted peppers.
Makes 6 Servings or approximately 1 1/2 cups
Watch Us Make the Recipe
You Will Need
- 2 red bell peppers or substitute 3/4 cup chopped jarred roasted peppers
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas or 1 ½ cups (250g) cooked chickpeas
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice, 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup (60ml) tahini, see homemade tahini recipe
- 1 small garlic clove, minced or finely grated
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch cayenne pepper, optional
- 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 45ml) water or aquafaba, see notes
- Salt to taste
Directions
ROAST PEPPERS
- 1Move an oven rack so that it is about 5 inches from the broiler. Turn the oven broiler on.
- 2Remove the core of the peppers, then cut them into large, flat pieces.
- 3Arrange pepper pieces, skin-side up, on a baking sheet. Broil for 5 to 10 minutes until the pepper skin has charred.
- 4Add peppers to a resealable plastic bag, seal it, and then wait 10 to 15 minutes until cool enough to handle. (Or, add the peppers to a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap.)
- 5Gently peel away the charred pepper skin and discard. Reserve 1 to 2 pieces of the peeled roasted pepper pieces to use as a garnish, then roughly chop the rest.
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- MAKE HUMMUS
- 1In the bowl of a food processor, combine the tahini and lemon juice and process for 1 minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then process for 30 seconds more. This extra time helps “whip” or “cream” the tahini, making the hummus smooth and creamy.
- 2Add the olive oil, minced garlic, cumin, cayenne, and a 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the whipped tahini and lemon juice. Process for 30 seconds, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, and then process for another 30 seconds or until well blended.
- 3Add half of the chickpeas to the food processor and process for 1 minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the remaining chickpeas and process them until thick and relatively smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
- 4The hummus will likely be too thick and still have tiny bits of chickpea. To fix this, slowly add 2 to 3 tablespoons of cold water or aquafaba with the food processor turned on until you reach the perfect consistency. Taste and adjust as needed.
- 5Finely chop the reserved peppers. Spoon hummus into a bowl, make a small well in the middle and add the chopped peppers.
- 6Store homemade hummus in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to one week. Freeze, covered with a thin layer of olive oil, for up to one month.
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- How to cook dried chickpeas: Use canned or home-cooked chickpeas for this recipe. To see how we cook dried chickpeas, see our simple tutorial here. We have included three methods, including in the slow cooker.
- Aquafaba is the starchy liquid in a can of beans (or the bean cooking liquid). You can use this instead of water in the last step of the recipe. Before using, taste it to see how salty it is. If it is salty, hold some of the salt in the ingredient list back, and then season to taste after adding the aquafaba. See our deep dive into aquafaba here.
- Blender: A food processor is best for making hummus, but a high-powered blender will work. Be sure to scrape the sides down a few extra times as you make it.
- Tahini & lemon juice are not creaming: Depending on your food processor, the blade might not come into contact with the tahini and lemon juice. You need to increase the amount of liquid in the food processor, so add the olive oil. If they still do not cream, add a tablespoon of cold water.
- Nutrition Facts: The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We have used the USDA database to calculate approximate values.
NUTRITION PER SERVING Serving Size 1/4 cup / Calories 168 / Total Fat 11.1g / Saturated Fat 1.5g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 279.9mg / Carbohydrate 14.2g / Dietary Fiber 3.8g / Total Sugars 3.5g / Protein 4.9g
