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Hello! I’m Frances and I'm delighted you’ve found The Blushing Beetroot. This is my first ever attempt at blog writing and I’m so excited to be able to share some of my healthy food creations with you.
I’m a full time mum of two little ones. I find I’m cooking so much now and experimenting a lot with different foods and dishes that I’d like to record and share them with you. Also it gives me something to keep my brain from going totally rusty!!
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Red Pepper Hummus
This is a slight variation on the traditional hummus, I’m using butter beans instead of chick peas. The roasted vegetables add a fabulous flavour. Smother this on bread for a filling lunch or it is the perfect dip with raw vegetables. It’s a great nourishing quick lunch while you’re on the go. I often make a couple portions ahead of a busy week to have it waiting for me in the fridge.
Serves 2 portions
Prep 10 minutes
Cooking 30 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 red pepper
• 6 cherry tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tin butter beans
• Juice of half a lemon
• Himalayan pink salt or regular sea salt – to taste
• Pepper – to taste
• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tbsp cold pressed olive oil
Method
Pre heat your oven to 170C. Wash, de seed and slice the pepper into eights.
Place the sliced pepper and tomatoes on a baking tray and roast for 30 minutes approx until the vegetables are soft.
Meanwhile rinse the butter beans well under running water then add to a food processor. Once the roasted vegetables are ready place them along with all the remaining ingredients into the food processor. Blend until smooth. Add more lemon or oil as needed if consistency is too thick. Scoop into a large bowl and enjoy with crusty sourdough bread. Delicious.