Last Updated on January 12, 2020 by Chef Mireille
Beet Hummus is a great variation that’s perfect with chips, pita bread or inside your favorite wrap. Include it in your next meze platter.
I rarely buy hummus outside – especially plain hummus. I find the tahini in plain chickpea hummus comes across too strong. For this reason, I usually opt for the flavored hummus varieties instead of plain hummus. Even when I go to one of my favorite places to eat in NYC – Hummus & Pita Co., I always opt for the flavored hummus even if I do have to pay an extra $.
With the strong beet flavor in this hummus, the tahini is barely a footnote. Now if you are one of those that love the flavor of tahini, feel free to add more according to your preference. You might also want to try my Allergen Free Spinach Harissa Hummus, which does not have any tahini at all, but will still go great with Pita Bread.
Beets are full of so many nutrients, so if you are not a beet fan – try this hummus. With all the other flavors going on, you might just grow to like beets in this way!
Hummus is such a great condiment to use in sandwiches or as a dip. The varieties of endless. Here are just some ideas to go crazy with your hummus flavors.
Hummus Ideas
- Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- Carrot Hummus
- Spinach Hummus
- Jalapeno Hummus
- Broccoli Hummus
- Pumpkin Hummus
- Corn Hummus
- Green Pea Hummus
This luscious creamy hummus is perfect with your favorite chips or pita bread.
Don’t you just want to grab that chip!!!
Beet Hummus
Ingredients
- Roasted Beet Ingredients:
- 1 lb. peeled beets cut into large dice
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Hummus Ingredients:
- 14.5 oz. can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon tahini sesame seed paste
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup olive oil
- sumac for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Toss beets with garlic and olive oil.
- Remove garlic after 30 minutes.
- Roast for another 15-20 minutes, until fork tender.
- In a food processor. combine garlic, chickpeas, cumin, red pepper, tahini, parsley and salt.
- Process well until thoroughly combined.
- Add beets and lemon juice. Process until thoroughly combined.
- With the processor running, adding 1/2 cup of olive oil.
- Add additional olive oil as desired, for desired consistency.
- To serve, drizzle with a little more olive oil and sprinkle with the sumac.
Notes
Nutrition
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Though all the ingredients are always available, I haven’t got around making it that often as I might want to. I love how bright the beet has made the hummus look. And all the ideas for different flavours sound so good..
Yes – even I am planning on making more of the variations I suggested – it makes for a healthy snack
I love homemade hummus and all the flavors that can be added to it. The deep color of this hummus looks lovely.
thanks you – I am sure you will love this version
Have tried hummus with beets but its been a long. Look at the colour of this hummus. Simply irresistible..
thanks you – its a tasty variation
my niece’s love of hummus has all of us making different hummus at home 🙂 I made this last mega BM and I love your gorgeous and inviting coloured hummus… bookmarking the other novel hummus recipes on your blog, Mir 🙂
thanks – yes hummus is so versatile and can be adapted to so many different flavors
Wow! That is s bright colored humus there. I shall check with my older one if she is upto trying this one. I love the combo though.
you must tell me if she tries it and if she likes it
Love the colour of the Beet hummus. Though I don’t mind the taste of tahini, I do love flavored hummus. Like your selection of flavored hummus Mireille.
thank you – yep these flavored hummus’ go great on party platters!
That is such a vibrant hummus Mir. I like beets in recipes and I am sure I would love this too..
yep – if you are a beet lover it is a no brainer recipe!
That beautiful color is enough to attract people to taste the beet hummus. Many people have a dislike towards beet and I love it. I have not yet tried making hummus with it. I am going to give this recipe a try!
I’m with you – I’m a beet lover!!!
Love the beautiful color of hummus. Beets have added to the nutritive value of hummus and so must be with the taste.
yes – it is a very healthy hummus variety
Love the beet hummus.. awesome and tasty spread. recipe always looks so vibrant with beet.
yes beets make everything pretty don’t they!
I simply love all the recipes with Beet root one because of its colour. The colour of the hummus is too good. Awesome
thanks – I too love the color beets bring to everthing
The Beet Hummus looks so vibrant and cant resist seeing the pics..It adds a nice flavour to the Hummus..
both the flavor and the color are inviting
First of all, love the cute serve-ware Mir! And the hummus really looks so vibrant! Like srivalli mentioned, I never tried making hummus in spite of having the ingredients around. Would love to know more about the other variations you have mentioned.
though I haven’t presented them all on the blog you can add any vegetable to basic chickpea hummus to made any variation