Beautiful Beet Root Hummus!

#LunchBreakLIVE TODAY in San Diego, California with Tracy Childs founder/director of Veg-Appeal & Nicky Elliston, chef/creator at Veginings! We are coming to you LIVE from sunny San Diego showing you how to make an amazing beetroot hummus with a beautiful color for entertaining during the holidays! The recipe is inspired from the oil-free Food for Life Baking Co. Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Chips! These two vegan chefs are thrilled to share their nutrition, culinary & holiday eating survival tips with you!

Veginings is a new business Nicky started that currently offers prepared meals for people all over the San Diego area. People can customize their meals for the week with this service. Nicky hopes to have a storefront in the next few months. Her meals aim to make her clients healthier. Everything is reduced, sugar, oil, and salt. She uses recipes from the book “How Not to Die Cookbook,” by Dr. Michael Gregor as well.

First, Tracy shows us how she makes the baked tortilla chips for the hummus. She uses precooked beets from Trader Joes grocery store. To fulfill the tahini flavor, Tracy puts sesame seeds in the blender first. You can soak your garbanzo beans before cooking them, or use Nicky’s tip and add about a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar when you’re cooking the beans. Once you get all of your ingredients in your high-powered blender, you can blend them until smooth. The hummus turns a beautiful deep pink color thanks to the beets. Eat it with your Ezekiel chips or veggies. Tracy and Nicky say that it is delicious with a hint of sweetness from the beets. Make this colorful hummus at home with the recipe below!

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Tracy Childs reporting for Jane Unchained News Network.

Report edited by Ellen Dent.

Oil-Free Ezekiel Chips

Recipe by Tracy Childs

Serves 4

4 large Ezekiel Tortillas

1. Preheat the oven to 400.
2. Cut each tortilla into 4 or 8 triangles and lay them on parchment lined baking trays, being sure not to allow them to overlap.
3. Bake for 10 minutes, or until crispy.

Beet Root Hummus

7 tablespoons tahini or unhulled sesame seeds

See Also

Meati Is So Meaty It’s Hard to Tell It’s Vegan

1 package Trader Joe’s Steamed Beets, drained

1 cup cooked garbanzo beans + cooking liquid as needed

1 cloves garlic

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon tamari sauce

1. In a hi-speed blender, add the ingredients in the order listed.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Serve with baked Ezekiel Tortilla Chips, carrot, celery and zucchini chips.