Roasted Jalapeño and Avocado Hummus is a deliciously creamy and healthy hummus with a little kick of roasted jalapeno.
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Better-for-you snacking
It’s a great appetizer to start off the New Year in a healthier way.
Are you interested in better-for-you snacks, healthy lifestyle, family, the great outdoors, and travel?
Homemade hummus
Have you ever made your own hummus? If you haven’t, I’d say it’s time you tried it!
Homemade hummus is so much fresher and more flavorful than the store-bought ones.
Try my Pineapple Serrano hummus and Roasted red pepper hummus as well.
Hummus and chips pairing
Spicy crunchy chips with a creamy kickin’ hummus. They’re the perfect combination for better-for-you snacking.
They also make a great dish on a big game day spread. And, you know I’ll be watching the big game soon!
Serve this hummus with chips, pita, pita chips, crackers, or veggie sticks!
Recipe Notes
It couldn’t be easier to make, either. Once the jalapenos are roasted, simply whirl everything together in a food processor or blender and it’s ready in just a few minutes.
What is tahini?
Tahini is simply a condiment, like a nut butter, made from toasted ground hulled sesame seeds. It’s similar to peanut butter, both in texture and flavor. Tahini is used in Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, the Middle East, as well as parts of North Africa.
I like to buy my tahini in glass jars. That way I can heat it up in the microwave (just be sure to remove the lid).
Tahini will separate, the oil rises to the top, just like natural peanut butter. So, if you microwave it, melting it just a bit, it makes it easy to stir and reincorporate those oils back into the sesame seed paste.
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Recipe
Roasted Jalapeño and Avocado Hummus
Ingredients
- 3 whole jalapeños
- 15 ounces garbanzo beans drained, reserve liquid
- ½ avocado
- ½ cup tahini
- ½ lemon juiced
- 4 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 handful fresh cilantro
- smoked paprika
- olive oil optional garnish
Instructions
- Place whole jalapeños on a baking sheet, and roast for 16-20 minutes, flipping jalapeños halfway through cooking, until jalapenos are browned and blistered looking.
- Place hot roasted jalapeños in a glass bowl, and cover tightly with aluminum foil to steam for a 10 minutes. Carefully peel away skin and remove seeds and membranes of jalapenos.
- Combine roasted peeled jalapenos, drained garbanzo beans, ¼ cup reserved liquid from beans, avocado, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and salt in the bowl of a food processor.
- Cover and blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides as necessary.
- Add in the handful of cilantro, and pulse to evenly distribute flecks of cilantro throughout the hummus.
- Garnish with smoked paprika and olive oil, if desired.
- Serve Boulder Canyon Roasted Jalapeno Rice Bran Oil Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, or any of their other delicious chips.
- Leftovers keep in the fridge, tightly covered for up to 1 week.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
We love hummus and eat it often. So much flavor when you roast a jalapeno and pair it with smoked paprika. Great combo with the Boulder Canyon potato chips. My husband just looked over my shoulder and said we NEED this for Monday’s game viewing!
This hummus looks amazing and I just love the idea of jalapeno! Chips are my drug of choice and can’t wait to try this better snacking choice!
I love all of the flavors in this hummus, it sounds so delicious!
I just love the fusion of flavors, what a delicious hummus – spicy and cream deliciousnes! Perfect for watching football today and those chips? Boulder chips are my favorite!!
Roasting the peppers make such a huge difference! I best this is sensational!
There is literally NOTHING better than homemade hummus!!! I LOVE this recipe!!!
I love homemade hummus! Ive never had this flavor combo but wow, I can’t wait to make it! I really want to find those chips too! They sound amazing!!
We love boulder canyon chips…. they always hold up well in sturdy dips like this hummus! I really like your idea of adding jalapeños to the dip…. Brilliant flavor add-in!
I love these chips so much and I love that you made the hummus with avocado! My boys call avocados green butter! You can never have too much healthy fat.
I am a huge fan of spicy appetizers! This hummus recipe sounds so good right now. I have to try it asap!