Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, jarred, rinsed and dried thoroughly with paper towels
• 1 small garlic clove (minced or pressed through garlic press)
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus
• additional extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 process chickpeas, roasted red peppers, garlic, salt, and cayenne in food processor until almost fully ground, about 15 seconds.
• 2 scrape down bowl with rubber spatula.
• 3 with machine running, add lemon juice in steady stream through feed tube.
• 4 scrape down bowl and continue to process for 1 minute.
• 5 with machine running, add olive oil in a steady stream through feed tube; continue to process until hummus is smooth and creamy, about 15 seconds, scraping down bowl as needed.
• 6 transfer hummus to serving bowl, sprinkle almonds and parsley over surface, cover with plastic wrap.
• 7 let stand at least 30 minutes.
• 8 drizzle with olive oil and serve.