Red Pepper Harissa Hummus

Stop Buying Hummus!

This roasted red pepper hummus is my favourite hummus recipe! It's thick, creamy, and is sure to add some spice to whatever accompanies it. It's super easy to make, naturally gluten-free, and jam-packed in flavour! 

For this recipe, I use roasted red pepper, which is easily made at home using the method below or brought pre-roasted in jars, which would turn this into a 5-minute recipe. I prefer roasting my peppers in advance from fresh as I always have red peppers in stock. However, I've made it with the roasted peppers in jars before and know that there wouldn't be a compromise in flavour.

Make Your Hummus Interesting!

I've always loved hummus from the first time I ever tried it, and for years I brought it from the store. Now I tend to make it myself, as it's super quick, simple, and can easily be made super creamy and flavourful without all the added oil. 

To make it, all you need are a few essential items, such as chickpeas, tahini, red peppers, garlic, lemon juice, and with the addition of harissa paste, you are now ready to make the best homemade hummus ever!

Delicious Grilled Red Peppers

Here's how to chargrill your peppers at home with a gas hob or on a BBQ.

Be sure to open a window to allow ventilation when doing this, and be careful!

Using a light gas burner or BBQ, place pepper directly over the flame or on the metal rack. As soon as one section has blackened, turn the pepper, using tongs, to expose another section to the flame. Continue to turn until the entire pepper is blackened. Place in a bowl and cover tightly, this will allow the pepper to sweat it's skin off for easy removal, leave to cool, then remove the charred skin.

Red Pepper Hummus Recipe