Homemade Rosted Garlic and Red Pepper Hummus

Koldnomore

Hi all,

I made this today looking for a lower calorie version of my favorite food. It has only 21 calories per Tbsp. All you need to make it is a stove with an oven and a food processor. It has only 1 Tbsp of olive oil in the whole recipe and makes about 300g of Hummus - that's about 10 servings of 2 Tbsp. each. I wasn't able to find the calorie value for roasted red peppers that were not in a jar so the calories will probably be a little bit lower than calculated when using real peppers and roasting them yourself.

Enjoy

Ingredients:

1 tsp. (5 ml.) Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp. (15 ml.) Water (non-carbonated)
1 Tbsp. (15 ml.) Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp. (15 ml.) Lemon Juice
1 cup (250 ml.) Garbanzo Beans (chick peas) cooked from dry, no salt or fat added.

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350C. Coat a small baking sheet or pan with parchment paper or spray with high heat cooking spray to prevent sticking. Place the peeled garlic cloves and whole red pepper in the pan. Roast for 15 - 20 minutes turning frequently to evenly roast all sides of your vegetables. The garlic will be done first so just remove it from the pan and place it in your food processor when it is ready. The pepper will be ready when the skin is separating from the remainder of the pepper and can be easily pulled off. The pepper should be quite soft.

2. Remove the pepper from the oven and allow to cool for around 10 minutes or until it can be handled comfortably. Carefully peel the skin away from the pepper and remove the seeds by separating the peeled flesh from the stem. If the pepper was cooked long enough it will be very easy to pull apart and seed.

3. Pull the cleaned red pepper apart into smaller pieces and place in the food processor with the roasted garlic and then add the remaining wet ingredients.

4. Pulse on high for approximately 20 seconds to liquify the wet ingredients then add the cooked chick peas. Process on high until a smooth consistency is reached. Add additional water if a smoother hummus is desired.

5. Place hummus into a container and enjoy with vegetables or pita.

*NOTE:* For best flavor refrigerate at least 4 hours to allow the flavors to meld.