Curried Roasted Beet Hummus

This unique version of hummus can be made with red beets as well and should be served with crudite or whole grain pita chips. If you like it spicy, add 1/4 Tsp. (or more depending on how spicy you want it) of ground cayenne pepper to the ingredients when blending.
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- Prep time
- 1 hr
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- Servings
- 8 Servings
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- Serving size
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1/4 cup
Ingredients
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whole fresh golden beets (about 4 medium sized beets, destemmed and washed)
- 1/2 lbs
- 227 g
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nonstick cooking spray
- 1
- 1
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garlic (peeled)
- 3 clove
- 3 clove
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tahini
- 2 tbsp
- 2 tbsp
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lemon juice
- 3 tbsp
- 3 tbsp
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ground sweet curry powder
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
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salt (optional)
- 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
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black pepper
- 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 tsp
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place unpeeled beets and garlic on a large sheet of foil. Spray generously with cooking spray and fold foil to make an air tight packet. Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes or until beets are fork tender. Set aside to cool, then peel the beets.
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Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.
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Serve room temperature or chilled.