A purple makeover: beetroot and butter beans hummus! If you're looking for some new dip or snacks ideas or you're a little tired of your traditional hummus, try this purple dip of deliciousness - I'm sure you'll be hooked! It's also much lower in fat than the traditional hummus and it also tastes absolutely divine with no added salt. Clean, healthy and full of rich flavours it goes perfectly with sugar snap peas, carrots, cucumbers, radishes or as a spread on a wholegrain crispbread.
INGREDIENTS:
(makes approximately 2 small dip dishes as pictured)
♥ 1/2 cup of grated or thinly sliced beets (raw is best, you can use lightly steamed, but avoid canned)
♥ 1/2 cup of cooked butter beans
♥ 1-2 teaspoons of tahini (depending on your personal preference)
♥ 1-2 garlic cloves (optional)
♥ 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (optional)
METHOD:
1. Puree beets, butter beans, garlic and lemon juice until smooth. If needed, add a tablespoon of filtered water or more lemon juice to ease the process.
2. Add tahini and stir thoroughly.
WHY BEETROOT?
♥ Good source of potassium, folate (vitamin B9) and vitamin C
♥ Helps clear blood of stress and sex hormones, thus helping fight anxiety and improving your weight loss and sleep
♥ Thins the bile, detoxifies the liver and enhances liver function
♥ Helps eliminate cravings for high fat or deep-fried foods
♥ Helps treat high blood pressure, fatty liver and high blood cholesterol
♥ Decreases risk of developing heart disease and heart attack
♥ Provides good support to women during menstruation
♥ Improves skin complexion
♥ Contains phytochemicals that have potent anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties
♥ Improves digestion helping deal with constipation and IBS
* As beetroot is rich in oxalate, please ensure you have an adequate calcium intake.
** If you suffered from or are prone to calcium oxalate kidney stones, please consult your doctor before introducing beetoot into your diet.
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