This Roasted Lime and Jalapeno Hummus is for all of you lime lovers out there! Roasting intensifies the unique flavor and aroma of limes while mellowing the heat of the jalapeños. The end result is a more complex, lime-forward hummus perfect for snacking, lunches, and parties. Lime and Jalapeno Hummus is naturally vegan and gluten-free and easily made oil-free by omitting the oil during roasting and blending.
How to Roast Limes
Hi friends. Have you ever roasted citrus before? If not, you are in for an aromatic and delicious treat! It’s actually difficult to describe how INCREDIBLE limes smell when roasting in the oven at 425 degrees. Two limes are placed cut-side down on a baking sheet. As they roast, a small amount of juice will leak out and spread across the pan, but that’s okay! You’ll get a bit of caramelization, and the limes will be SO soft and squishy when you pull them from the oven. In fact, even though you’ll lose a bit of juice on the pan, when you squeeze the limes into the hummus you’ll be amazed how juicy they are!
Roasted Jalapeños and the Spice Level of Your Hummus
And as for the roasted jalapeños, this slower oven method is now my favorite way to roast them. It’s much more hands-off and low stress than trying to hold slippery little peppers over an open flame or spying on them through the oven door while they roast under a broiler. Plus, when you roast jalapeños by mostly just charring the skins, the actual meat of the peppers doesn’t really cook through. Sometimes that’s okay and is exactly what we want when we’re looking for a fresh and spicy jalapeño vibe. But for folks who are sensitive to spicy foods, that method doesn’t help much.
After about 20 minutes in the oven, the peppers are cooked through giving you that lovely, mild jalapeno flavor you want but with almost no heat. So even your spice-averse friends and family might like jalapeños roasted this way. This is also a great way to roast them if you just happen to have VERY spicy jalapeños on hand. This is our current situation; we have a TON of jalapeños in the garden this summer but most are so spicy it’s pretty much impossible to eat them raw.
If you want a spicier, stronger jalapeño flavor, set aside one raw jalapeño Roast the other 2 or 3 as stated in the recipe, then add half of the raw pepper (seeds removed) to the food processor when you’re blending the hummus. Taste and add the remaining half if it’s still not spicy enough.
After roasting the jalapeños their skins will come off very easily, and you can use a knife to scrape out the seeds.
Don’t let the appearance of those limes fool you. I know they don’t look very appetizing, or juicy for that matter, but boy oh boy, they are!
The rest of this Lime Jalapeño Hummus comes together just like any other hummus recipe, which means, in a snap! I usually make hummus in my food processor, but you can also use a blender if you like. See the Notes section of the recipe for tips.
Serving Roasted Lime and Jalapeno Hummus
Serve this hummus with plenty of fresh cilantro, unless of course you’re one of those folks who hates it. If cilantro tastes like soap or metal to you, definitely skip it!
Similar to traditional hummus, you can drizzle a bit of good quality extra virgin olive oil on top if you like. You might also want an extra squeeze of lime and a bit of reserved, roasted jalapeno. Serve with chips or veggies, and definitely try it on salads and as a spread for sandwiches. It goes well with so many things!
If you don’t plan to serve it right away, just store the hummus in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to eat.
I hope you enjoy this Roasted Lime Jalapeno Hummus as much as we do! Be sure to snap a pic if you make it, and tag me on instagram @myquietkitchen. I would love to see your delicious hummus! You can also rate the recipe below and leave a comment to let us all know how it turned out. Happy snacking, dipping and spreading!
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Useful equipment: food processor or blender
Roasted Lime Jalapeno Hummus
Ingredients
- 2 limes, cut in half
- 3 to 4 jalapeno peppers
- 1 tsp high-heat cooking oil, such as walnut or grapeseed *Omit for oil-free
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 (15 oz) can, rinsed and drained
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup tahini
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 3 to 4 Tbsp olive oil, optional *Omit for oil-free; sub water
- fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, and line a small baking sheet with parchment.
- If using oil, rub the jalapenos and the lime halves with the teaspoon of cooking oil. Otherwise, just make sure the skins of the peppers are dry. Place peppers and limes on the baking sheet with limes cut-side down. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping the jalapenos at the halfway point. Once the pepper skins are charred, remove the tray from oven. Carefully flip limes cut-side up, so as to retain as much juice as possible. Let limes and peppers rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
- Once cool enough to handle, peel the skin off the peppers. Slice off the stem ends and cut the peppers lengthwise. Use the knife to scrape out the seeds. Discard stems and seeds.
- *See Notes about using a blender instead of the food processor.In the bowl of a food processor combine the chickpeas, garlic, 1/4 cup tahini, salt, 2 of the peppers, and juice from 3 of the lime halves. (The limes will be very soft, and some of the pulp should come out along with the juice.) Process hummus until mostly smooth, about 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding a third jalapeno, juice from the remaining lime, extra tahini, and/or salt as desired. Process for another minute. If using oil, drizzle about 3 Tbsp olive oil through the feed tube while processor is running. For oil-free, drizzle in water until desired consistency is reached.
- Store hummus in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve. If serving immediately, transfer hummus to a bowl, drizzle with a tablespoon or two of olive oil, and top with fresh cilantro. Optional garnish: if you have a roasted jalapeno remaining, chop it and sprinkle on top.
Notes
Kim
August 21, 2019 at 6:32 pmThis was unique and really good! I lost a lot of lime juice to the corner of my pan, where it pooled and then burned to a gooey black mess. Since there wasn’t much juice left I squeezed all the lime pulp into my hummus, which left it with a slightly bitter aftertaste but no lime flavor. The spicy jalapeno flavor was great though! I’m going to try again and hope that the limes behave better next time.
Lori
August 21, 2019 at 10:17 pmThat’s too bad about the juice. I usually only lose a small amount onto the pan; maybe the limes will behave better next time! 🤞 You could also try flipping them cut-side up after a few minutes in the oven. Thanks for the feedback!