Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Crudite

By Meals_by_Mel

Ingredients

• 1 (14 to 18 ounce) jar roasted red pepper, drained
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, cracked from skin
• 1 1/2 cups prepared hummus spread (recommended: Tribe of Two Sheiks 40 Spice Hummus
• Chopped parsley leaves, for garnish
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, for garnish
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 20 carrot sticks, available already cut in the supermarket
• 1/3 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 medium zucchini, cut into sticks
• 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips
• 1/2 pint grape tomatoes

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Coarsely chop peppers and place them in a food processor with lemon juice and a clove of garlic. Pulse grind the peppers to get them going, then scrape in the prepared hummus and process until dip is smooth and evenly red in color. Transfer dip to a bowl and garnish with parsley and crushed pepper flakes. Serve with vegetables.