Roasted Beet Hummus

To roast the beets, first preheat your oven to 375ºF. Cut off the tops and bottoms and wash them. Place them on a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Fold them in the foil and seal the edges to make a packet. Place the packet in the oven for up to 1 hour, or until they’re tender when poked with a fork (check them after about 30 minutes).

Remove from the oven and allow them to cool to the touch. Peel off the skin with a paring knife (the skin should come off very easily).

Cut the beets in half and place them in a food processor with the other ingredients and blend.

Stop during blending and use a rubber spatula to push down the ingredients toward the bottom of the processor. Continue until smooth and well mixed.