The BEST Beet Hummus

Creamy chick peas blended with pickled beets, garlic, olive oil, and lemon to create the most gorgeous and delicious hummus you've ever laid eye upon. This Beet Hummus recipe is guaranteed to be your new favorite dip.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

I love beets and and goat cheese, so I thought that they would be delicious in a hummus. Here's why you'll love it:

• First and foremost - the vibrant pink color. I can never get over it - this hummus is so beautiful and looks delicious..
• The recipe comes together in minutes. All you have to do is throw everything in a blender and thats it!
• The beets add a really beautiful earthy flavor to the hummus that can not be replicated with any other ingredient.

What Is Hummus?

Hummus is a dip made of cooked or canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), tahini sesame paste and lemon juice. Hummus has been eaten in the Middle East, Mediterranean and North African regions for as long as there are records. It is thought that it originated in Egypt.

About The Ingredients

All of the ingredients needed for this recipe can be purchased at your local grocery store. Here are a few items to note:

• Chick Peas - these are also called garbanzo beans, or chickpeas. You will find them labeled one or the other, or sometimes both like the can I picked up. They can be located by the beans on the canned food aisle.
• Tahini - this is the only ingredient that may be tough to locate. But I have found that most grocery stores now carry it. If you can't find it, there are several varieties sold on amazon.
• Pickled Beets - you can use canned beets or jarred. This is what gives this hummus it's earthy flavor and beautiful color.

A complete list of ingredients can be located in the recipe card below.

How To Make Beet Hummus

Making hummus can be done easily in your food processor or blender. Let me tell you how to do it. When it comes to making dips like this I prefer to use my Blendtec. I created this in my wild side jar and it took literally seconds. We have been talking about Blendtec for a very long time and there is a reason why.  They are the absolute best!

Step 1: Add extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, and beets to your blender jar or food processor.

Pro Tip: Always add liquids to the bottom of your blender. This gives the blade room to rotate and blend the ingredients easily.

Step 2: Add chick peas, garlic, and tahini paste, cumin and salt to the blender jar.

Step 3: Blend until smooth.

Step 4: Transfer to a bowl and drizzle with olive oil.

Step 5: Top with crumbled goat cheese. You can also add some other garnishes like fresh herbs, roasted chick peas, or sesame seeds.

FAQ

Serving Suggestions

I like to use this delicious spread not only as a dip, but on wraps at lunchtime. For this recipe I love how the beets turned the dip a beautiful shade of pink. Just stunning. Here are a few ideas:

• Serve with pita chips and fresh veggies
• Serve with greek salad.
• Serve on a sandwich or wrap.
• Serve with deviled eggs.
• Serve alongside grilled chicken.

Other Recipes You May Enjoy

Around here we are pretty serious about our greek dips - we are no stranger to a hummus recipe, you need to check out our:

• lemon pesto hummus - this hummus is not only gluten free, but full of bright herby flavor. This is a favorite for sure!
• original hummus - this traditional hummus recipe is a staple and one you'll want to come back to in our recipe index for future greek nights.
• greek hummus - this hummus has the traditional garlic clove, tahini and chick peas, but it also has tons of delicious toppings.

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