Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Hummus is a great snack and one of my favorite flavors is roasted red pepper hummus. It is so simple and easy to make and you can make this in about 5 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 can chick peas
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin
3 tbsp. water
paprika (as garnish)
1 red bell pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to the Broil setting.
2. On a cookie sheet split a red bell pepper and remove the seeds. Add the garlic clove to the cookie sheet.
3. Place cookie sheet in the oven until the red pepper has light smoldering brown spots and is cooked from its own steam.
4. While the red pepper is cooking in the oven mix lemon juice and tahini in a blender or food processor until it is “whipped”.   It is important to mix this first to get a smooth and creamy hummus. 
5. Combine the remaining ingredients (except red pepper and garlic) and mix.
6. If needed, add additional tablespoons of water until hummus reaches the desired consistency.
7. Remove the red pepper and garlic from the oven before they get burned and add them to the food processor and mix with hummus mixture.
8. Pour into a bowl and serve. You can sprinkle paprika on top or garnish with zaatar, or sesame seeds, and a small drizzle of olive oil.

I have omitted salt from this recipe because I feel it doesn’t need it, but you can add salt if you like to your taste. You can also get creative and add other flavors into your hummus such as avocado, black beans, or even ranch flavoring.