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Creamy White Bean Hummus with Pepper Strips

A silky, mellow cannellini hummus with nutty tahini, bright lemon and a hint of cumin, scooped up with crisp, sweet bell pepper strips.

Creamy White Bean Hummus with Pepper Strips

Ingredients

  • 2 cups354 gGreat northern or cannellini beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2½ tbsp40 gTahinistirred well
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • 2½ tbsp40 gWaterice-cold
  • 1 tbsp14 gOlive oildivided
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicpeeled
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cumin
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • 2 medium238 gRed bell pepperseeded and cut into strips
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperseeded and cut into strips

Steps

  1. Wash, seed and slice the red bell pepper and the green bell pepper into strips; set aside.
  2. Add the lemon juice, garlic and salt to the blender and let sit 2 minutes to mellow the garlic.
  3. Add the tahini and blend until thick and creamy.
  4. Add the great northern beans, cumin and half of the olive oil, then blend, drizzling in the ice-cold water, until very smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
  5. Spoon the hummus into a bowl, swirl the top, drizzle with the remaining half of the olive oil and dust with the paprika.
  6. Serve the hummus with the red bell pepper strips and green bell pepper strips for dipping.

Contains: Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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