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Layered, roasted pepper rainbow hummus, totally natural colours, vegan and perfect for kids.
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5 from 3 votes

Roasted Pepper Rainbow Hummus

A great alternative to standard hummus by using roasted pepper.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 6
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 3 Green peppers
  • 3 Orange peppers
  • 3 Yellow peppers
  • 3 Red peppers
  • 2 x 400g cans Chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 4 Tsps Tahini
  • 4 Tsps Olive oil and a little extra to garnish
  • 1 Clove of garlic
  • A handful of fresh basil and a little extra to garnish
  • A handful of fresh mint

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C.
  • Prick each of the peppers with a knife a few times and pop onto a baking tray.
  • Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, turning halfway through, until the skin is charred and blackened.
  • Remove the peppers from the oven and carefully put them into a large food bag. Seal the top of the bag and leave until cold.
  • Remove the peppers from the bag, pull out the stalk and remove the skin and seeds by rubbing with your fingers. Rinse under the tap if needed.
  • Make the green pepper hummus, by putting the green peppers, half a tin of hummus, 1 tsp tahini, 1 tsp olive oil, a quarter of a clove of garlic and all of the basil and mint into the blender and blitzing until smooth.
  • Spoon the mixture into the base of 6 jam jars.
  • Rinse out the blender.
  • Make the orange pepper hummus, by putting the orange peppers, half a tin of hummus, 1 tsp tahini, 1 tsp olive oil and a quarter of a clove of garlic into the blender and blitzing until smooth.
  • Spoon this as the second layer in the jam jars.
  • Make the yellow pepper hummus, by putting the yellow peppers, half a tin of hummus, 1 tsp tahini, 1 tsp olive oil and a quarter of a clove of garlic into the blender and blitzing until smooth.
  • Spoon this as the third layer in the jam jars.
  • Make the red pepper hummus, by putting the red peppers, half a tin of hummus, 1 tsp tahini, 1 tsp olive oil and a quarter of a clove of garlic and blitzing until smooth.
  • Garnish with a drizzle of oil and some basil, serve with vegetable sticks and bread sticks to dip.

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4080IU | Vitamin C: 309.3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.1mg