Beetroot hummus with crisp pittas

Beetroot hummus with crisp pittas
The recipe Beetroot hummus with crisp pittas is ready in roughly 10 minutes and is definitely an outstanding dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan option for lovers of middl eastern food. This recipe makes 4 servings with 543 calories, 16g of protein, and 22g of fat each. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires beetroot, chickpeas, garlic clove, and olives. It works well as a reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre. Beetroot, carrot & chickpea pittas with spicy yogurt, Crisp Spiced Chicken with Hummus Vinaigrette, and Turkey & pepper pittas are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

1
Roughly chop the beetroot.
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Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
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Put these in a food processor with the garlic, coriander, lemon juice and olive oil. Blitz until fairly smooth. Taste and add freshly ground pepper, and salt if you wish.
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Divide the salad leaves between 6 plates. Spoon a little hummus onto each plate and scatter with a few olives.
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Drizzle a little oil over the leaves and sprinkle with a little black pepper, and salt, if you wish.
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Toast the pittas, cut into wedges and serve with the hummus.
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Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Hummus. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Ruffino Sparkling rosé. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.
Ruffino Sparkling Rose
Ruffino Sparkling Rose
Ruffino Sparkling Rosé is fresh and fragrant with notes of strawberry and slight hints of rose petals. On the palate this wine has elegant bubbles and refreshing acidity, offering alluring flavors of delicate red berries and white fruits that linger through the finish.Ruffino Sparkling Rosé is enjoyable on its own as an aperitif, but also as a food companion, pairing well with a variety of dishes including grilled fish, roasted chicken, and mixed greens salads.
DifficultyNormal
Ready In10 m.
Servings4
Health Score71
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