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Sweet red pepper dip (ve)

Two paper trays each hold red houmous, carrot and yellow pepper sticks, lettuce leaves, and pieces of flatbread, arranged on a blue background.

A tasty, nutritious addition to your salad bar, or perfect for wraps, sandwich fillings and as a jacket potato topping. Portion sizes relate to a child of secondary school age, please adjust to suit your needs.

Ingredients

Servings: 10
  • 1.2 kg
    tinned white beans drained weight
  • 200 g
    roasted red peppers jarred, drained weight or fresh
  • 80 ml
    lemon juice
  • 20 g
    garlic peeled & crushed
  • 3 g
    ground cumin
  • 6 g
    smoked paprika
  • 2.5 g
    salt
  • 40 ml
    olive oil
  • 50 ml
    water

Instructions

  1. Rinse the white beans under cold water and drain thoroughly.

  2. Place the beans, roasted red peppers, lemon juice, and dried ingredients into a blender.

  3. Start blending at medium speed and slowly drizzle in the olive oil and cold water.

  4. Blend for a full 3 to 4 minutes until the texture is completely smooth and velvety.

Notes

Key facts per serving: 

Fibre: 5.6g

Protein: 6.6g

Saturated fat: 0.8g

Other nutrition facts: contains iron & zinc

Allergens: none 

CO2 emissions: 0.32kg, low carbon (B rated)

Tags

Programmes: School recipes
Keywords: Grab and go, grab&go, Salad bar, Sandwich filling, sandwichfilling, secondaryschool