Roasted Wrinkly Pepper Hummus

Here’s what I ended up making with the roasted wrinkly peppers.

Roasted Wrinkly Pepper Hummus
Ingredients:

• ½ cup roasted red peppers (from about 4 peppers)
• 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) – rinsed and drained
• 1/2ish cup olive oil
• 1/4ish cup lemon juice
• 5 fresh basil leaves, torn
• 2 tbls almond butter
• 2 cloves roasted garlic
• ½ tsp onion powder
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Put everything – except salt and pepper) into a blender, food processor or magic bullet cup. Blend till hummus like – smooth, but not liquidy or chunky, somewhere in between. Add more liquid – olive oil and/or lemon juice - if needed to taste. Season with salt and pepper. This is not an exact science; add more or less of whatever you want to your liking.
2. Substitutions: if you don’t have red peppers, use roasted garlic or jalapenos or whatever else your favorite flavor is. Use grapeseed oil instead of olive oil. Use tahini (sesame paste) or cashew butter instead of almond butter. Use garlic powder or real onions.

It was really good with carrots and pretzel chips. This hummus had WAY more flavor than any store bought hummus I’ve ever used, and I attribute that to the wrinkly ripe peppers we used!