Easy charred pepper dip recipe

Name: Easy charred pepper dip
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 small garlic bulb, halved widthways; 375g pack Nightingale Farms peppers, halved, seeds and pith removed; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle; 400g tin Tesco cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 2 tbsp Tesco tomato purée; 2 tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp basil, leaves and stalks finely chopped, plus a few leaves to serve; ½ lemon, zested and juiced; ¼ tsp crushed chilli flakes (optional); 3 Tesco malted grain & rye folded flatbread, toasted and cut into strips; 2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons; 4 sticks celery, cut into batons

Sweet and smoky, this dip is made with cannellini beans and peppers and provides 2 of your 5-a-day. Lightly spiced with paprika and cumin, it tastes great with crunchy veggies for dipping.

See method

Serves 4
25 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
285 calories / serving

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Tesco Large Garlic
1 small garlic bulb, halved widthways
£0.50
£0.50/each
Tesco Green Peppers Each
375g pack Nightingale Farms peppers, halved, seeds and pith removed
£0.70
£0.70/each
Tesco Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
£3.40
£13.60/litre
Tesco Cannellini Beans Water 400G
Aldi Price Match
400g tin Tesco cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
£0.45
£1.83/kg DR.WT
Tesco Tomato Puree 200G
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp Tesco tomato purée
£0.59
£2.95/kg
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
2 tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Ground Cumin 43G
½ tsp ground cumin
£1.00
£23.26/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp basil, leaves and stalks finely chopped, plus a few leaves to serve
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Lemons Each
½ lemon, zested and juiced
£0.37
£0.37/each
Tesco Kashmiri Chilli Flakes 27G
¼ tsp crushed chilli flakes (optional)
£1.00
£37.04/kg
Tesco Greek Style Folded Flatbreads 4 Pack 340g
3 Tesco malted grain & rye folded flatbread, toasted and cut into strips
£1.50
£4.41/kg
Tesco Carrots 1Kg
Aldi Price Match
2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons
£0.69
£0.69/kg
Tesco Celery
4 sticks celery, cut into batons
£0.69
£0.69/each

Method

Preheat the grill to high. Place the garlic and red peppers, cut side down on a baking tray. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and grill for 15 mins until blistered and charred. Remove the garlic after 8-10 mins when golden and soft.
When cool enough to handle, peel and discard the pepper and garlic skins. Place the roasted pepper, garlic, 1 tbsp oil, beans, tomato puree, smoked paprika, cumin, basil, lemon zest and juice in a blender and whizz until smooth. Add a splash of water if needed to catch the blades. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.
Cut the green pepper into strips. Spoon the dip into a bowl, garnish with an extra drizzle of oil, a scattering of basil leaves and a pinch of chilli flakes. Serve a with the toasted flatbreads and sliced vegetables.