Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

A twist on traditional hummus dip or spread with a mild red pepper taste and a slight kick of garlic and spice.
Overview
Total time: 30 S
Servings: 9
Calories: 90
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. tahini
- 1 clove garlic quartered
- 1 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1(15 oz.) can garbanzo beans drained and 3-4 tbsp. liquid reserved
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 0mg
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Sugar: 1g
- Protein: 4g
Instructions
- Add ingredients, including the reserved garbanzo bean liquid, to Twister jar in order listed and place Twister lid on jar.
- Hold Twister lid and with other hand select "Dips" or blend on a Medium to Medium-Low speed for 30 seconds. Turn the Twister lid counter-clockwise during blending.
This hummus is amazing! Fresh ingredients, blend, and done! Delicious and healthy!
This has awesome flavor, but I found it needed much more liquid than stated in the recipe. I added quite a bit extra- lemon juice, olive oil, water, and still had a hard time blending it. I did use a raw red pepper rather than roasted, and it still added great taste to the hummus. However, even after adding a lot of extra liquid and breaking to scrape down frequently (I have a wild side jar), the motor started to smell and smoke a bit. I called it quits and ended up with a very thick, very stiff hummus. Don’t know how anyone can make this recipe without extra liquid or having the motor smoke! I mostly just did pulses, as when I tried a set speed, ingredients were quickly pushed away from the blade and I made no progress. Might try this again later and just add even more water to thin it out and make it easier to blend. Oh, I also doubled the recipe and increased garlic to 5 small cloves and salt to 1 3/4tsp. Very tasty!
Interesting. .. I figure commercial roasted red peppers would probably add a tiny bit of liquid but it would be negligible. .. where the recipe called for 3-4tbsp of reserved liquid from the beans, I ended up putting in well over a cup of water (for a double recipe), about 3 tbsp extra olive oil, and an extra 3 or 4tsp of lemon juice, and it still ended up as a super thick, dry, paste! Maybe my beans were just super dry or something. .. lol who knows! But regardless, I was floored that it made the motor smoke, as slowly as I went and as often as I stopped to scrape it down. Not really impressed yet. .. going to try some more recipes before I give up on the blender. ..
I would use the ingredients called for, roasted red peppers, and try again. The raw red pepper might make a difference. If you follow the recipe exactly, it is actually pretty thinned out. Never had a problem, and I make this hummus recipe all the time.
It’s possible that there is an issue with your jar. You shouldn’t have had to add so much liquid to this recipe. Please give our customer service team a call at 1-800-748-5400 and have your blender and jar close by. They are trained to troubleshoot over the phone and should be able to help you out!
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