As the weather cools and fall flavors take center stage, this creamy Pumpkin Hummus brings together the warmth of autumn spices and the classic richness of hummus.
Ingredients:
- 1 small pumpkin (about 500g)
- Olive oil, for roasting
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 2 tbsp. tahini paste
- 400g can chickpeas, drained
- 1 red pepper, deseeded, and sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded, and sliced
- Mini breadsticks and pitta chips, to serve
Directions:
Cut the top off the pumpkin, about two-thirds of the way up. Remove the pumpkin seeds, then scoop the flesh out of the bottom and the lid.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the pumpkin flesh into pieces and put in a roasting tin with the garlic and a good glug of oil. Season, then bake for 45 mins until very tender. Leave to cool.
Tip the pumpkin into a food processor with any juices from the roasting tin and the garlic. Add the lemon juice, tahini paste and chickpeas. Season with salt and blend to a paste – add a little more oil if it's too thick. Scoop the hummus back into the pumpkin and serve with the peppers, breadsticks and pitta chips.
