Published 11th July 2025

Recipe: Roasted Carrot & Kidney Bean Hummus

Share this article

  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Print this page
  • Email this page

This vibrant roasted carrot and kidney bean hummus is a fiber-rich twist on the classic dip — creamy, smoky, and packed with gut-friendly ingredients. Kidney beans and carrots offer a variety of prebiotic fibers to nourish your gut microbes, while tahini and olive oil add healthy fats to support gut barrier function. Perfect for a satisfying shareable snack at a summer BBQ or picnic!

Ingredients

  • 1 jar kidney beans, drained

  • 3 large carrots

  • 1 tbsp tahini

  • 1 clove garlic

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • ½ tsp ground cumin

  • ½ tsp smoked paprika

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil for blending, more for drizzling

  • Water as needed for blending

  • 1 scoop of Daily30+

Add a scoop
of energy*

Delicious. Crunchy. Energizing.

Method

  1. Chop and roast carrots in the oven for 30-35 minutes at 200°C

  2. Blend carrots and other ingredients until smooth.

  3. Top with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and add a scoop of Daily30+

  4. Serve on top of toast or with Professor Tim Spector’s seedy crackers from the Food For Life Cookbook and enjoy!

Share this article

  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Print this page
  • Email this page

EXPLORE ZOE


Stay up to date with ZOE

You'll receive our ongoing science and nutrition emails, plus news and offers.

Podcast

Podcast cover

Listen to the #1 health podcast in the UK

Daily30+

Daily30+ cover

Add a scoop of ZOE science to your plate

MenoScale

MenoScale cover

Make sense of your menopause symptoms. Get your score.