Citric Acid Free Roasted Beet Hummus with Crudités
Roasted beets bring a natural earthiness and a stunning deep-pink color to this creamy, velvety dip that looks almost too pretty to eat. For anyone navigating a citric acid sensitivity, store-bought hummus is often a minefield — many brands sneak in citric acid as a preservative, making homemade the far smarter move. Here, fresh lemon juice does all the brightening work, so you get that familiar tang without any processed additives. The beets are foil-roasted until completely tender, which coaxes out their sweetness and makes them blend seamlessly with chickpeas, tahini, garlic, and warm spices like cumin and turmeric. A few tablespoons of ice water drizzled in at the end gives the hummus that silky, restaurant-style consistency you'd never guess came from your own kitchen. Piled into a bowl with crisp carrots, celery, cucumber, and red bell pepper, it's a snack spread that genuinely earns its place at the center of the table.
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6 servings
For the hummus
- 2 medium beets (about 12 oz total), scrubbed
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- 2–4 tbsp ice water
For the crudités
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
- 2 stalks celery, cut into sticks
- 1 medium cucumber, sliced into rounds or spears
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
For serving
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Place the beets on a sheet of aluminum foil, drizzle with 1 tbsp of the olive oil, and wrap tightly into a packet. Set the packet on the baking sheet and roast until the beets are completely tender when pierced through the center with a knife, 45–55 minutes depending on size.
- 2
Remove the beets from the oven and let them rest, still wrapped, for 10 minutes. Unwrap carefully — steam will escape — then rub the skins off with a paper towel or the foil. Roughly chop the beets and set aside to cool slightly.
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