Spiced pumpkin hummus

Name: Spiced pumpkin hummus
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 2 cup

Adding roasted pumpkin through your homemade hummus bulks it up and adds a lovely sweetness that is utterly moorish. We've also added some crunchy toasted almonds and fragrant spices for maximum flavour.

Sep 26, 2016 8:29am

Makes 2 cup
10 mins preparation
20 mins cooking

Ingredients

Spiced pumpkin mix

400 gram pumpkin, cut into 2cm pieces
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon flaked almonds
2 teaspoon chopped chives, to serve
1 tablespoon toasted chickpeas, to serve

Basic hummus

400 gram can chickpeas, rinsed
2 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoon tahini paste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon warm water

Method

Spiced pumpkin hummus

1
Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and line an oven tray.
2
Toss the pumpkin with the cinnamon, nutmeg and oil. Place pumpkin mixture on prepared tray.
3
Roast for 20 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender, adding almonds in last 5 minutes of cooking.
4
Make basic hummus: Place chickpeas, garlic, tahini, cumin,salt, juice, oil and the warm water in a food processor; process until smooth.
5
Stir pumpkin mixture through hummus. Serve topped with chives and chickpeas.