{"id":7653,"date":"2017-01-15T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T22:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=7653"},"modified":"2020-02-02T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:50:12","slug":"radical-roasted-beet-hummus-sumac-lime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/radical-roasted-beet-hummus-sumac-lime\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Roasted Beet Hummus with Sumac and Lime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer calls for Radical Roasted Beetroot Hummus with Sumac and Lime, and if you’re adventurous, a dash of tangy pomegranate molasses. A nutrient dense dip loaded with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds,  protein<\/a> and gut-loving prebiotic fibre<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Shallow<\/p>\n

We celebrated my little-big-brother’s 30th<\/sup> birthday last week. His gorgeous partner planned a birthday picnic.<\/p>\n

But in typical Auckland fashion, fantasies of us being sprawled out on woollen rugs, weighted down by rustic platters filled with an array of tasty delights, in the dappled light of the park’s century-old ginkgo trees, were dashed in an instant as the elements decided to throw a tantrum and give us gale force winds all day.<\/p>\n

So we had an indoor picnic. And it was amazing.<\/p>\n

Home-made burgers. Fruit-skewers. Chocolate cake<\/a>. Wine. A round of Taboo. Indoor-picnic game strong.<\/p>\n

My contribution was this Radical Roasted Beet Hummus. Named so, because the colour is simply unreal. Beets are incredibly nutrient-dense, packed full of compounds that fight inflammation, work as antioxidants and support liver detox pathways.<\/p>\n

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\"Bright<\/p>\n

There has been some recent research into the potential prebiotic <\/a>effect of the arabino-oligosaccharide content in beetroot [1],<\/span> and of course, we already know that chickpeas contain galacto-oligosaccharides, more on that here.<\/a><\/p>\n

These are both types of fibres that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut.<\/p>\n

What I love about this recipe though is that it really is the cheat's way of cooking beets. Because, you know, they’re as messy as they are beautiful.<\/p>\n

So rather than peeling, chopping then roasting, you wrap the whole beet up snuggly in foil and bake as is – then voila – an hour in the oven and the skin just slides right off.<\/p>\n

\"Hot<\/p>\n

To add to the ease of the recipe, I used canned chickpeas (gasp!) – not something I usually opt for simply because of the anti-nutrient content of legumes that haven’t been soaked before cooking.<\/p>\n

I’m also not a fan of using canned anything <\/em>really: the lining of the tins typically contain a chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is an estrogen-like petrochemcial and a potential endocrine (hormone) disruptor. Used to toughen up plastics and resins, it is unfortunately quite unstable and readily leaches into any food or liquid it comes in contact with.<\/p>\n

In animal studies it has been shown to have a raft of harmful effects: reproductive problems, diminished intellectual capacity, asthma, obesity and diabetes amongst them [2].<\/span><\/p>\n

However, some companies (such as Ceres) are offering some canned products that are BPA-free – so when convenience calls – try and source one that is clearly labeled as such.<\/p>\n

\"Close<\/p>\n

There are a few other ingredients I added to the hummus to make it a little different –<\/p>\n