Recipe: Perfect Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus

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Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus. Ever wondered how to make flavoured homemade hummus? Harissa adds heat to this red pepper hummus so that you can skip the tahini (and the fat) if you like. This moderately spicy hummus makes a great party dish.

Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus Give it a fresh twist by adding red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes. Bursting with flavour, this dip will be an all-round hit. Put the chickpeas, pepper and tomatoes into a food processor and whizz until roughly chopped. You can cook Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus

  1. You need 150 grams of drained and shelled tinned chickpeas.
  2. It's 1 tbsp of Olive oil.
  3. You need 1 tbsp of lime juice.
  4. You need 1/2 tbsp of peanut butter.
  5. You need 1 tbsp of Sesame seeds.
  6. It's 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
  7. You need 1 large of oven roasted red pepper, skin and seeds removed.

Add the tahini, garlic, oil, and lemon juice and whizz. Dietitian's Recognition: I want to give hummus some love. It packs a lot of protein per ser. I usually eat a serving of hummus in my sandwich or wrap at lunch.

Sophie's cheating red pepper hummus step by step

  1. Boil your chickpeas for about 10 minutes to soften them. Once cooked, drain and rinse then in cold water to cool them..
  2. While they heat, combine all of your other ingredients in a bowl..
  3. Mix your chickpeas in, then tip into a food processor. Add your red pepper and blend until you have a hummus like consistency. I prefer mine more chunky, but if you'd like it smooth continue pulsing until you get the consistency you want..
  4. I served mine with my sundried tomato and chickpea bread..
  5. Enjoy!.

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