Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Hummus
This little bowl of scrumptious is a 2 parter as we have to roast the Garlic first and it takes an hour, but an hour well worth it for the results. You certainly can make your own roasted red pepper but jarred ones are so inexpensive here that I keep a bottle on hand. After the Garlic is cooked, it takes but minutes to whip up the Hummus and then you're ready to dig in.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 minute min
Total Time11 minutes mins
Servings: 2 Cups
Roasted Garlic
- 1 whole Garlic Bulb
- 1 TBSP olive oil
Hummus
- 1 14 oz can Chick Peas-about 1 1/2 cups drained, reserve juice
- 4 roasted Garlic Cloves
- 1 Whole Roasted Red Pepper
- 1 Tsp Kosher Salt or 1/2 Tsp regular salt
- 1/4 Cup Tahini
- 2 TBSP Lemon Juice freshly squeezed is best
- 1 TBSP reserved Chick Pea liquid
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1/8 Tsp Hot Sauce like Tobasco
- 1 TSP olive oil to finish
- 10 pieces Pine Nuts to finish
Roasted Garlic
Get out a nice firm bulb of Garlic
Lob off the top. About 1/4 of the bulb.
Place the Garlic bulb on a sheet of aluminum foil big enough to wrap it up.
Drizzle the Garlic bulb with the Olive Oil.
Wrap it loosely in the foil and place the package in a small baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from the oven. It's delightfully golden in color and squeezably soft. Unwrap and set aside to cool. What roasted Garlic is leftover from the Hummus is fantastic rubbed onto a Baguette or mixed into mashed potatoes or even in an omelet. Set aside 4 cloves for the Hummus. Trust me on this. 4 cloves of roasted Garlic is sweet and and mild. Not nearly as strong as raw Garlic!
Hummus
In a food processor, put in the Chick Peas and the TBSP of reserved liquid.
Squeeze the Lemon.
Add the Lemon juice to the Chick Peas.
Pour the Olive Oil into the food processor.
Spoon in the Tahini.
Add the Salt.
Put in the whole roasted Red Pepper.
Add the 4 roasted Garlic Cloves and the Hot Sauce.
Put the lid on the food processor and let 'er rip! Process until the Hummus is pureed. It won't be entirely smooth.
Spoon into a serving dish. Drizzle with the 1 TSP Olive Oil and sprinkle on the Pine Nuts. It's ready to serve with any Crudites of your liking or with crispy baked Pita chips. Or just use a spoon! Did I tell you I love this stuff?
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope your journey this weekend is satisfying and relaxing and full of delicious food!
Journey on!
Karen, TJG