Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Hummus
Description
With just two steps, this is the simplest recipe you can make to up your snack game. Throw all of the hummus ingredients into a food processor after rinsing your chickpeas, and blend until smooth. It’s flavored with strong accents of roasted red peppers, paprika, and cayenne that blend together effortlessly with the tahini, chickpeas, and walnuts.
Ingredients
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2-3 cloves of garlic
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1/2 cup California walnuts
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1/2 cup roasted red peppers
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1 can chickpeas, rinsed, dried and shell peeled
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1/3 cup tahini
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 tablespoons water, as needed
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
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Juice of 1 lemon
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Salt to taste
PREPARATION
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Rinse and peel your chickpeas.
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Place garlic in the food processor with the motor running to chop.
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Add remaining ingredients and process until very smooth. Season with salt.
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Serve with cut vegetables or pita bread or pita chips.
NUTRITION
- Calories: 120 cal
- Total Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.059 g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.495 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Total Sugars: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Vitamin D: 0 mcg
- Calcium: 50 mg
- Iron: 1 mg
- Potassium: 80 mg