Vegan beet hummus

• Produce

  • 250 g Beetroot
  • 3 cups Chickpeas, Cooked
  • 2 Garlic cloves, large
  • 1 Parsley, fresh

• Condiments

  • 4 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 90 ml Tahini, quality

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Sesame seeds, Black and White

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin

• Other

  • about 240 ml / 1 cup fridge-cold aquafaba*

Found on lazycatkitchen.com

Description

Directions

• Heat up the oven to 200° C / 390° F. Wash your beetroots. Place washed beetroots in the middle of a large piece of kitchen foil. Holding the edges of the foil up with one hand, drizzle a bit of water to the bottom of the parcel so that the beetroots cook in their own steam. Scrunch the edges of the foil above the beetroots to create a parcel. Bake until you can easily pierce each beetroot with a knife (about 60 min, depending on the beetroot’s size). Once the beetroots are cool enough to handle, peel the skin off.Place half of the peeled chickpeas in an upright blender (or a food processor, but blender will give you a smoother hummus) with all the tahini, roughly sliced beetroots and lemon juice. Put the lid on but leave a small opening in the lid uncovered. Switch the blender on and start trickling cold aquafaba through the opening. Once the mixture becomes homogeneous and thick and your average blender starts to struggle (if you have a Vitamix or a similar hi-tech blender you probably will not need to worry about this) start making circles on the surface of your hummus mixture (in the direction of the turning blades) with a spatula (don’t dip the spatula in too deep as you don’t want to accidentally touch the turning blades). This simple action will prevent air pockets forming under the mixture’s surface, helping your blender process the heavy mixture. Add remaining chickpeas and process some more. Finally, season the mixture with salt, cumin, garlic and extra lemon juice if you like.To serve, put hummus in a bowl. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle some sesame seeds and chopped parsley on top.