Comments on: Beetroot hummus

By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:41:27 +0000

It looks lovely on a table, in the right colour dish (not black…) and the taste is good in a different way – surprisingly gentle for beetroot.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:26:30 +0000

Mmmm, great idea. I never would have thought of this in a million years, and it looks so gorgeous!

By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:21:39 +0000

Thanks Kitchen Butterfly – I’m going to go and check out food52 now. Let me know how it turns out for you and if you have any ideas for improvement – always looking to adjust, tweak and improve…

By: Kitchen Butterfly

Kitchen Butterfly — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:36:10 +0000

Looks terrific….coming from a Hummus lover! You might want to submit it to food52.com’s weekly contest – this week, its beetroot recipes. Winning recipes go in a cookbook! You’ll have to register though. Now I have to make this!

By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:01:51 +0000

It works – the cannellini beans give it a lovely texture that softens the crushed walnuts.

The other good thing about this is that it’s one of those things you can make a day or two in advance which is great if you’re making meze or something similar.

By: shayma

shayma — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:16:20 +0000

hmm a very interesting combo- cannellini beans and beetroot. it must pair really well with the tahineh. one for the appetiser recipe notebook.

By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:56:28 +0000

Beetroot crumble was good – it’d be interesting to hear where your thinking takes you…

By: ginandcrumpets

ginandcrumpets — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:15:21 +0000

That is such a gorgeous, vibrant looking dip. And I like the sound of beetroot crumble. You have got me thinking.

By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:24:51 +0000

@TheLondonFoodie – thanks! I’m with you on the beetroot front now. The mutabal sounds great – i’m gonna shoot over there and check it out.

By: The London Foodie

The London Foodie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:24:43 +0000

Beautiful photography there, love the vibrant colour of that dish! I am a real fan of beetroot, and I don’t understand why some people have such a dislike for it – it taste so earthy and sweet, what is there to dislike?

I recently made a beetroot mutabal from the Syrian Foodie in London site, it worked really well too although your recipe seems a little more exciting because of the walnuts and cumin, and cannelini beans.

@ FoodUrchin – there is a Turkish shop on Hoxton Street called Hoxton Fruit and Veg that sells freshly cooked beetroot, I normally buy mine from there, it avoids a lot of messing about at home and getting your hands stained for days.