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Halloween Beet Hummus

Simple and tasty Halloween-themed hummus dip made with beets, chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and a few other staple ingredients. So fun and easy to make.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Skill Level: Beginner
Servings: 6
Author: Rena

Ingredients

Beet Hummus Ingredients

  • 28 ounces chickpeas one can, drained well
  • 1 cup roasted or steamed beets cooled and roughly chopped (juice reserved)
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil plus more for serving
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed or minced
  • Kosher salt and ground pepper to taste

Optional Halloween spiders

  • 10 whole wheat spaghetti
  • 10 pitted black olives
  • 10 capers drained well

Instructions

  • Steam or roast the beets if you aren't using store-bought.
  • Add all the Hummus ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. (28 ounces chickpeas, 1 cup roasted or steamed beets, 1/4 cup tahini, 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 2 garlic cloves, and Kosher salt and ground pepper.
    ingredients for beet hummus are added into a blender.
  • To make it thinner, you may add a few tablespoons of beetroot water. It may take a bit longer than usual to get it smooth.
    hand holding spoon and spooning some hummus from blender.
  • Spread the hummus on a 10-in platter. Drizzle the hummus with a tiny bit of oil and beetroot juice for a bloody scene.
    spreading beet hummus over a plate with a spatula.
  • Decorate with any Halloween-themed veggies like olive spiders or ghost-shaped veggies.
    hand adding ghost veggies over beet hummus.

Notes

To make the spiders:
  • I made the spiders out of black pasta and olives. But you can make them fully using just black olives for the body, and then slicing the olives to make "thin legs".
  • Use a whole black olive for the spider’s body. Insert 3 pieces of softened spaghetti into one side of the olive, and 3 on the other side (total 6 legs). If you want 8 legs, use 4 on each side (traditional spider look). OR just use olives as legs, which is much easier.
  • Place a caper at the front of the olive and gently press it into the opening of the pitted olive.
  • Arrange your spiders over the hummus.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 497mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 5mg