Beetroot Houmous

By Beverley Glock
Beetroot is packed with vitamins and it makes the houmous turn bright pink giving it a real 'wow' factor. Encourage children to help by peeling and grating the beetroot, washing the vegetables and operating the food…
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Ingredients

10 total
  • 2 raw beetroot, washed
  • 4 tablespoons of natural yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 wholemeal pitta breads
  • 1 cucumber, to serve
  • 1 carrot, to serve
  • 1 pepper, to serve
  • 1 tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped

Method

3 steps
  1. Step 1

    Peel and grate the beetroot.

  2. Step 2

    Place all the ingredients except the pitta and vegetable sticks in to food processor or blender and whizz until pureed.

  3. Step 3

    Transfer to a bowl and serve with warm pitta bread and sticks of cucumber, carrot and pepper.