Roasted Red Pepper Feta Hummus Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER & FETA HUMMUS

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a food processor, and blend until smooth. Add in 3-4 tablespoons of water (or leftover chickpea juice) until the hummus reaches your desired consistency, then blend until smooth.
• Garnish with crumbled feta, chopped roasted red peppers and/or chopped parsley if desired. Then serve or refrigerate.

ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the chickpeas, roasted red peppers, tahini, garlic, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Pulse a few times to chop up the chickpeas. With the motor running, pour in the olive oil and process until a smooth paste forms. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with pita chips, celery sticks, carrots sticks and radishes.

SPICED SWEET ROASTED RED PEPPER & FETA HUMMUS

Steps:

• In an electric blender or food processor, puree the chickpeas, red peppers, Feta, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
• Process, using long pulses, until the mixture is fairly smooth, and slightly fluffy.
• Make sure to scrape the mixture off the sides of the food processor or blender in between pulses.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• (The hummus can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated. Return to room temperature before serving.) Sprinkle the hummus with the chopped parsley before serving.

ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS

Steps:

• If using dried beans, soak them overnight in the refrigerator.
• Drain, rinse and place in a large saucepan and cover with 2 quarts water. Add the baking soda and bring to a boil. Cook until the beans are firm but tender, about 1 hour. (Garbanzo beans can be tricky and can require as much as 2 hours to cook so keep testing them. You want the beans tender but not mushy).
• Drain and cover with cool water. Agitate the beans to remove as many of the skins as possible. They will separate and float to the surface and can be removed with a small strainer (this will make the texture of your hummus nice and smooth).
• Drain the beans and allow them to cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat the red pepper with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Bake until the outside is charred, 30 to 40 minutes. Alternatively grill the pepper until it is charred and soft.
• Place the pepper in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow the skin to steam off, about 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Once the pepper has cooled, remove the skin, stem and seeds and coarsely chop.
• Place the roasted red pepper, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt, cumin, black pepper, 3 cups of garbanzo beans and the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a food processor and process until creamy, 5 to 7 minutes.
• To serve, drizzle with olive oil and top with the crumbled feta cheese if using.

ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except the roasted red pepper in a food processor.
• Process until beans are fairly well chopped, about 2-3 minutes, scraping sides every minute or so to ensure all the spices get included.
• Coarsely chop the roasted red pepper and add to bean mixture. Process an additional 2-3 minutes depending on how creamy you like it.
• Place in a glass container and cover tightly.
• Refrigerate several hours to allow the flavors to develop.

HUMMUS FETA ROASTED RED PEPPER SAMMIE

Steps:

• To make the hummus place chickpeas, garlic, cumin, oil and water (start with 8 tbs) in a bowl and blend using a hand held blender or alternatively put everything into your blender and pulse until combined. Add enough water to get it to a smooth spreadable consistency.
• Spread this on all 8 slices of bread.
• On 4 of the slices, put roasted red pepper slices on top of the hummus layer.
• Mix feta cheese with rosemary, dill and chili flakes. Press it on top of the red pepper layer. This might become a little messy.
• Now top with the remaining bread slice to make a yummy lunch sammie.
• Enjoy!