Recipes>Vegan Recipes

Beetroot Houmous

by Amelia Freer from Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

Easy

Makes 3 portions

Amelia Freer shares her delicious beetroot houmous recipe from her cookbook Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan. This healthy houmous is delicious alongside crunchy fresh vegetables.

Discover more delicious Dip recipes

From silky hummus to punchy baba ganoush

From the book

Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

Amelia Freer

Buy From

Introduction

I absolutely love houmous! It’s a delicious way to get extra fibre, plant protein, healthy fats and calcium (especially from the tahini) into my diet, plus I never get bored with it as there are so many different flavour possibilities.

This recipe makes a very generous amount, but it freezes well and works out much more economical than buying it at the supermarket.

If you following the meal plan, it’s a good idea to roast all the beetroot you’ll need for the next few days at the same time, in which case you will need 2-3 medium raw beetroot, then just follow the recipe as below to roast them together. You will use these extra beetroot to make a delicious soup later in the week. If you are strapped for time, however, you can use pre-cooked ones from the supermarket instead.

Tags

Ingredients

Essential kit

You will need: a food processor.

Method

Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas 3

Wrap the whole beet individually in small squares of foil lined with baking parchment and place on a tray in the oven for 60-90 minutes (the baking time will vary depending on the size of the beetroot), or until a sharp knife slips easily into the centre. I usually do this when I have something else in the oven.

When cool enough to handle, use kitchen paper to slip the skin off the beets (see tip below). Place one peeled beetroot in the food processor along with any juices in the foil and the dill. Add all the other houmous ingredients. Blend for 3-4 minutes, until really smooth. You may need to add a tiny splash of cold water if your mixture is looking very thick. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.

Keep about a third of the mixture in a small container in the fridge. Freeze the remaining portions individually.

TIP: When handling beetroot, use a lug of olive oil as you would use hand cream to form a skin barrier, then hold the beets with kitchen paper and the skins should slip off easily, without staining your hands.

Variations

Using the houmous base ingredients (chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon and salt), add your choice fo the following flavour combinations before blitzing in your food processor.

Paprika: 1 teaspoon paprika/smoked paprika

Traditional: 1 teaspoon paprika/smoked paprika

Green: a handful of rocket

Pesto: ½ a bunch of fresh basil (stems removed), 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons pine nuts

Parsley: ½ bunch of fresh parsley (stems removed) and 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Guacamole: ½ a ripe avocado, extra zest and juice of ½ a lemon, ¼ of a bunch of fresh coriander leaves, ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional)

Tomato: 3-4 sun-dried tomatoes (drained of their oil)

Olive: 3 tablespoons pitted black or green olives and 1 tablespoon olive oil

Carrot and coriander: 2 roasted carrots (great if you have them as leftovers after Sunday lunch), with 1 teaspoon ground coriander and ¼ of a bunch of fresh coriander

Curried: 1 teaspoon garam masala, 1/1 teaspoon turmeric, ½ teaspoon grounded cumin, 1 teaspoon tomato puree, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (peeled and grated)

Red pepper and walnut: 1 roasted red pepper (seeds and stems removed and 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts

Reviews

Have you tried this recipe? Let us know how it went by leaving a comment below.

Cancel reply

Your review

Name *

Our team will respond to any queries as soon as we can - this may take longer over weekends. You do not need to resubmit your comment.

Please note: Moderation is enabled and may delay your comment being posted. There is no need to resubmit your comment. By posting a comment you are agreeing to the website Terms of Use .

Be the first to leave a review

Ingredients

Method

More Amelia Freer recipes

View all

Fish Provençale

by Amelia Freer from Simply Good For You

Breakfast Pizzas

by Amelia Freer from Simply Good For You

More Dip Recipes

View all

Raita: Cucumber, Pineapple, Beetroot

by Rukmini Iyer from India Express

Aubergine Pachadi

by Rukmini Iyer from India Express

More Beetroot Recipes

View all

Turkey Kofta Traybake with Fried Bread Chips and Hummus Dressing

by Clare Andrews from The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook: One Basket Meals

Beetroot Soup with Crunchy Sprouts

by Theresa von Wangenheim from There’s a Soup for That

Get our latest recipes, features, book news and ebook deals straight to your inbox every week