Our Mediterranean Loaded hummus combines the heartiness of this smooth chickpea dip with the freshness of a colorful salad. Served with pita bread, you can turn traditional hummus into a main dish for a busy weekday meal.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Mediterranean Loaded Hummus is an easy-to-prepare and nutritious dish that works great as a quick lunch or dinner during the week or as a fantastic appetizer for social gatherings with family or friends.
Our Mediterranean salad uses only a handful of simple ingredients but delivers delicious flavors, adding a lovely fresh touch to the hummus.
While this recipe calls for Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, you can customize it by using your favorite hummus. If you’re in the mood for something more vibrant, Beetroot Hummus can be a good option!
Being vegan and gluten-free, this Hummus platter is the perfect contribution to your next get-together.
Our Loaded Hummus is:
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Made with Red Pepper Hummus
- Perfect for events
- An appetizer or main dish
- Mediterranean-style
How to Make Loaded Hummus
For our homemade hummus recipe, you can find the full recipe here: Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.
Ingredients for the Hummus
If you want to make your own hummus, it will take a few more minutes, but we think is totally worth it. To make Red Pepper Hummus, you'll need chickpeas, red peppers, smoked paprika, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt. You can check more in detail the ingredient list here.
Ingredients for the Salad
The Mediterranean salad is made with simple ingredients such as cherry fresh tomatoes, Persian cucumber or English cucumber, red onion, black olives (you can also use green olives), capers, fresh herbs, olive oil, and optionally, za'atar.
Sometimes, instead of jarred black olives, we add our homemade marinated olives. They add a delicious flavor to the fresh salad.
For this recipe, we use a type of capers called Caperberries (Alcaparrones), but you can use your regular capers.
Za'atar is difficult to find in most grocery stores, so if you don't have za'atar, you can also use oregano.
Step-by-Step Method
Cut the red peppers in half, and roast them for about 15 minutes or until the skin browns and the pepper is softened. Leave to cool and remove the skin.
Using a food processor, add the chickpeas, tahini, garlic cloves, smoked paprika, lemon juice, and olive oil.
Add the peeled roasted red peppers and blend all the ingredients until you have a smooth hummus. Add a little bit of cold water if it's too thick to get your desired consistency.
Separately, prepare the salad. Cut into small pieces the cherry tomatoes and cucumber, finely slice the red onion, and combine with the rest of the ingredients. Add olive oil, za’atar, salt, black pepper, and fresh mint and mix well.
Transfer the hummus to a plate and using the back of a spoon, move in a circular motion from the center of the bowl to the edge. Add the Mediterranean Salad to the hummus. We like adding it to one side, but you can present your plate how you like it better. For dipping, remember to prepare some warm pita bread, crudités, or crusty bread.
Mediterranean Loaded Hummus
Equipment
Ingredients
Red Pepper Hummus
- 2 red peppers
- 500 g canned chickpeas
- 1-2 garlic cloves crushed
- ¼ cup tahini
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt to taste
Mediterranean Salad
- 5 oz cherry tomatoes
- ½ red onion
- 1 cucumber
- ¼ cup Capers
- ¼ cup Black olives
- 1 tablespoon za'atar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
Garnish
- fresh mint
Instructions
- Cut the red peppers in half, and roast them for about 15 minutes or until the skin browns and the pepper is softened. Leave to cool and remove the skin.
- Using a food processor, add the chickpeas, tahini, garlic cloves, smoked paprika, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- Add the peeled roasted red peppers and blend all the ingredients until you have a smooth hummus. Add a little bit of cold water if it's too thick to get your desired consistency.
- Separately, prepare the salad. Cut into small pieces the cherry tomatoes and cucumber, finely slice the red onion, and combine with the rest of the ingredients.
- Add olive oil, za’atar, salt, and fresh mint and mix well.
- Transfer the hummus to a plate and using the back of a spoon, move in a circular motion from the center of the bowl to the edge.
- Add the Mediterranean Salad to the hummus.
Notes
- Serve with some pita bread or crudités
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Serving Suggestions
Our Creamy Hummus with fresh vegetables is best served with something to dip in, Pita bread, crunchy pita chips, or cruidtés for example.
Garnish the dish with fresh mint, fresh parsley, basil, or thyme, and don't forget to add a drizzle of olive oil, or fresh lemon juice, before serving. We also like adding some fresh pesto when we have basil growing in our garden. Add some toasted pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pomegranate seeds, or a sprinkle of sumac, for the last touch.
Do you like spicy food? Try adding some red pepper flakes, or chili oil on top.
As a main dish. Busy weekday? We've been there, and this nutritious meal comes together quite fast, which makes it a great option for those days when time is limited, and you need an easy dinner. If you can get a little bit organized, leave the hummus ready the night before, so you'll only need to prepare the salad before serving it.
As an easy appetizer. This hummus platter is a fantastic dish to serve as an appetizer. Serve it in the center of the table, and let people dip in! You can serve this hummus as a side dish for our vibrant Mediterranean lentil salad.
As a healthy snack. If you want to bring something nutritious and colorful to your next party or event, consider making this delicious snack dip, and serve it with fresh veggies or pita bread.
Store and Reheat
If you have any leftover Mediterranean hummus, store it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 4-5 days. Keep the salad in a separate container, and consume it before 48 hours.
FAQ and Tips
Yes, store-bought hummus is perfectly fine! You will save some time, and if you are using a good quality hummus, it will still be as nutritious.
Sure, we do this a lot! During the coldest months, we prefer roast some veggies such as cauliflower, parsnips, carrots, and cherry tomatoes to add to our loaded hummus.
Alyce says
What a great treat this was to make - so easy and yet such a winner at our street Christmas party. I couldn’t find “raz el hanout” so used smoky paprika instead.
So delicious thank you
Laura says
Thank you Alyce! Glad you liked it!
Allison says
I've made a lot of hummus recipes but this one is the best! So easy & delicious. Adding the braised veggies & pine nuts made it heavenly! I'll be making this regularly. ?
Laura says
Thank you Allison 🙂