Introducing you all to a great healthy snack – roasted butternut squash hummus. This savoury sweet delight is bursting with flavours of paprika, cumin and lemon. And best still is that it goes with everything – crunchy vegetables, toasted pita chips, homemade sharwarmas and my favourite crisp apple slices.
This is a variation of the basic hummus recipe I posted a while back. Adding roasted butternut squash gives the hummus a deeper and sweet flavour that complements the chickpeas and spices very well. You end up with a lovely colourful creamy healthy dip that is sooooooooo morish. And it is very easy to make too. Hummus is one of my usual contributions to lunch or brunch parties – especially those last minute gatherings.
If like me your pantry is stocked up with endless chickpeas then here is one further way to use them up. Vary the spices to suit your tastes and your pantry staples. You could try substituting the butternut squash to make a sweet potato hummus.
As I write this I am lying on the floor trying to see how many pitta chips I can fit in my mouth. I think I can fit three hummus covered pitta chips in one go. My recipes ideas book is open to the hummus page and I am dreaming up other combinations of vegetables I can add to hummus. I think I am a hummus addict. I think next I will try the red hummus………………….
This is the final recipe in the pantry staple spotlight on butternut squash. Please be sure to check the others out.
Roasted butternut squash soup with coconut.
How to peel and cook butternut squash.
- 400g (14oz) peeled and cubed butternut squash
- 400g (14oz) can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) rinsed and drained
- 1 tsp smoked paprika (or to taste)
- 1 tsp ground cumin (or to taste)
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Salt
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 heaped tbsp tahini paste
- 6-8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (to your taste)
- 2 tbsp water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Preheat oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C /350F / gas 4
- Toss butternut squash cubes in a little olive oil and salt and roast for about 25 mins till done. Make sure you turn the butternut squash at least once so that the cubes brown evenly on all sides.
- Allow to cool and transfer butternut squash into a food processor.
- Add all the other ingredients into the food processor.
- Whizz them into a paste.
- Check for seasoning and lemon juice and add a little more if necessary.
- Transfer into a bowl, sprinkle on some paprika.
- Serve with crunchy vegetables, pita chips or fruit slices and enjoy.
We grew butternut squash this year and I have close to a dozen of them. We like hummus and recently tried white bean hummus. I’ll give this a go. Thanks for the idea.
Hey Dawn, happy to share the butternut squash love.
Oooh, this is a must try for me! I love hummus but have never thought to add roasted butternut squash to it. Sounds so good!
Hey Tammy, you are in for a treat.
Never tried squash in humous, I have lots in the poly tunnel too. Nice one Bintu x
Janie x
Let me know how it goes.
I’m not a big squash fan, but it sounds good!
Maybe this is the recipe that can change your mind?
I can imagine some homemade pita dipped in your wonderful looking butternut squash hummus. Gorgeous color shade Bintu!
Now you have me wanting to go make some more.
Yummm! I love the sound of this. I just made roasted red pepper hummus yesterday and still have some leftover chickpeas. I will try your recipe next!!
Am I too much of a hummus addict as hearing that makes me want to go an make some too?
Thanks for commenting on my blog. I really loved the hummus and will be making it many times more. I think the squash makes the flavour and texture even better than a basic hummus.
Thanks Jane. And thank you again for featuring this. I love butternut squash and if I could I would add it to everything.
Wow! This look so so yummy, I have to give this a go. Butternut squash and hummus are my favorite things, how have I never thought to combine the two! Haha, lovely blog 🙂 All the best x Vicki
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Thanks Vicki. Hope you like it.
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