Snack

Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks

Name: Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 60 g Hummus; 100 g Carrot; 100 g Red pepper; A pinch Smoked paprika; A squeeze Lemon juice

Sixty grams of hummus, weighed, with a pile of carrot and red pepper sticks. 215 kcal.

Calories: 215kcal
Protein: 6g
Fat: 11g
Carbs: 22g

Per serving, makes 1. 5 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks

Ingredients 1 to 5 for hummus with carrot and pepper sticks arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 5. 60 g Hummus (About three heaped tablespoons. Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.). 100 g Carrot. 100 g Red pepper. A pinch Smoked paprika. A squeeze Lemon juice

Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks, preparation step 1: Peel the carrot and cut it into batons the length of a finger. — Step 1. Peel the carrot and cut it into batons the length of a finger.

Hummus with Carrot and Pepper Sticks, preparation step 2: Halve the pepper, pull out the seeds and white ribs, and cut it into strips. — Step 2. Halve the pepper, pull out the seeds and white ribs, and cut it into strips.

The finished hummus with carrot and pepper sticks. — Step 3. Spoon the hummus into a small bowl, squeeze lemon over it and dust with paprika. Eat with the sticks.

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Ingredients

Hummus60 g
About three heaped tablespoons. Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.
Carrot100 g
Red pepper100 g
Smoked paprikaA pinch
Lemon juiceA squeeze

Method

Peel the carrot and cut it into batons the length of a finger.
Halve the pepper, pull out the seeds and white ribs, and cut it into strips.
Spoon the hummus into a small bowl, squeeze lemon over it and dust with paprika. Eat with the sticks.

Worth knowing

The hummus is 11 g of fat and most of the 215 kcal. The vegetables are 65 kcal for the whole 200 g, so the pile can be as large as you like.
Weigh the hummus out of the tub. Eating from the tub with sticks is how 60 g becomes 150.

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