I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that as it was summer I was going to make an effort to make a few healthier recipes. So, following on from that theme I have a healthy and wholesome snack for you. I’ve made rye bread before, the recipe for which you can find here, but this is a slightly different version I found on the BBC Good Food website for you to try. The results were not too different, this one had a slightly closer texture but they both have a delicious nutty flavour to them.
The roasted red pepper hummus can be eaten with the rye bread or you can be extra healthy a use it as a dip with sliced carrots, leeks and peppers. I enjoyed mine on some Ryvita crispbreads with tomato and olive oil. I love chick peas, so hummus has always been a favourite of mine. It’s so quick as easy to make, as long as you have a blender, that there is really no excuse to buy it when you can make it so easily. There are lots of flavour layers in this mix. The roasted peppers add sweetness, the roasted garlic adds warmth and a gentle kick then the lemon zest brightens it all up and rounds the flavours off perfectly. (more…)