Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

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First let me state I am NO Hummus expert! I just happen to love HUMMUS! I love Falafel and Hummus and many things Middle Eastern!  Twenty-four years ago I went on a Let's Go Israel Tour.  It was the most amazing experience!  While in Israel I spent the first month on a Kibbutz.  I LOVED it!  One week I worked in the grapefuit field and picked grapefruits.  For a few weeks I worked on a tomato combine. There was a day I worked in the kitchen and fell in love.  It was a great day.  I fell in love with Middle Eastern / Israeli food. 

Anyway, somewhere along my travels, I obtained a recipe for Hummus.  I have been using the same recipe for years.  To make it low calorie I removed the Tahini sauce, but now that I learned about portion control, thank you Weight Watchers! I added back the Tahini sauce.  (On a side note, I still lack portion control!)

Over the past few weeks, I have been experimenting with different kinds of hummus.  So, I went for the typical Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.  Today, I made a LOT of Red Pepper Roasted Hummus and put it on a sandwich instead of Mayo, dipped veggies and used it as a side for my baked chicken.

For all my New York ladies out there, this recipe is super easy and does NOT take up counter space.  Instead of spending oddles amount of money on hummus, you can make it yourself for half the cost! With all that savings; Can you say more cocktails for me?

At first, I put too much pepper, so I reduced the amount of pepper.  I also reduced the amount of salt.  I used store bought Roasted Peppers, because, well, I live in an apartment and I can't roast peppers! So here is my recipe:

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  • 2 cans Chickpeas
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 tsp cummin (depending on taste you may want to add another teaspoon)
  • 1/2 - 1 cup roasted red pepper (depends on taste)

Place all the ingredients in a food processor fitted with steel blade and process till the hummus is pureed.

Taste for seasoning and adjust where necessary.

Chill and serve.

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