This Smoky Harissa Red Pepper Dip is made with white beans, garlic and spices, and topped with pistachios, cumin seeds optional feta and a drizzle of olive oil. A simple party appetizer that comes together in 10 minutes flat! Gluten-free and Vegan Adaptable!
Here’s another quick and easy party appetizer that takes about ten minutes, looks fancy and can be made with simple pantry ingredients -Smoky Harissa Red Pepper Dip! The base of it is made with white beans.
And now I’m going to tell you a little secret: this smoky white bean dip is even more fantastic, warmed up and served under a piece of roasted fish or chicken, doubling as a 10-minute side dish.
It also tasty, swooshed under a salad.
To Make the Harissa Red Pepper and White Bean Dip -just plop everything into a food processor and whiz until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your preferences.
Then decorate!
Sprinkle the Smoky Harissa Dip with cubed feta ( if you like) and pistachios. Here I toasted the pistachios and cumin seeds in a skillet, splashed them with a little olive oil in the pan, and spooned the warm oil over top. Scatter with fresh herbs- mint, parsley or dill.
It’s a simple, fun little creation that anyone can put together in no time flat.
Serve the Smoky Harissa Red Pepper Dip with crackers, toasty pita, pita chips or even tortilla chips.
And if you need more inspiration on what to bring to your next party, check out Our 25 most Popular Party Appetizers!
Happy New Year friends. Let’s make it a good one.
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Smoky Harissa Red Pepper Dip
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Category: dips, appetizer, vegan adaptable
- Method: blended
- Cuisine: North African
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
This Smoky Harissa Red Pepper Dip is made with white beans and topped with pistachios, cumin seeds and optional feta. A simple party appetizer that comes together in 10 minutes flat.
Ingredients
- 14-ounce canned white beans, drained, rinsed ( about 1 1/2 cups cooked) or sub chickpeas
- 1/2–1 cup roasted red bell pepper (out of a jar, rinsed, drained well)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon harissa paste, more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, pistachios or cashews ( or sub 1/4 cup tahini paste)
Garnish: 1/2 cup feta cubes (diced small), drizzle olive oil, 2 tablespoons pistachios, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Place the white beans (rinse & drain), bell pepper ( start with 1/2 cup), garlic clove, harissa paste, salt, smoked paprika, cumin and pumpkin seeds in a food processor. Pulse until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and heat (adding more harissa paste if you like).
Place in a bowl. Garnish the dip with cubes of feta (cut them small).
Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the pistachios and gently warm, about 3 minutes, add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (whole caraway is nice too) and warm 1 minute, stirring, toasting. Spoon this over the feta, and scatter with torn mint leaves.
Feel free to make this ahead and refrigerate up to one day before serving.
Serve with pita, chips, crackers, veggies, etc.
Notes
1/2 teaspoon toasted caraway seeds are nice too, as garnish.
This is also delicious warmed up and served as a “side dish” to fish, chicken or whatever you think. 🙂
Keywords: smoky harissa dip, smoky white bean dip, red pepper dip, harissa red pepper dip, vegan dip recipes, white bean hummus
Very tasty! Using the pumpkin seeds added a good deal of crunch, using my tiny food processor. I might try again with cashews for a smoother consistency.
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Sounds good Kasey! You could also try soaking first. 🙂
Is that 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds? It isn’t clear to me.
Yes, sorry, fixed!
This is delicious! I didn’t have roasted red peppers, but did have sundried tomatoes in olive oil. I put them in the food processor first and chopped them up before putting in the rest of the ingredients. I used garbanzo beans. After everything was in there, there wasn’t enough liquid to create a dip consistency, so I put in some vegan mayo and drizzled in some oat milk until it got to hummus consistency. YUM!!! I can’t stop eating it. Thank you!
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SOOO delicious! I’ve never tried harissa – excited to experiment with that ingredient. But this dip is fabulous, and so easy. What else can I do with it?
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I’m curious if I can make my own roasted peppers or do they have to be jarred?
Make your own! Even better!
This recipe is great. I have made it several times now with different degrees of spice depending on my audience. Used pita chips and pretzels and they both work.
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Thanks Kelly!
I love the flavours suggested here, but I’m inspired to turn this into a velvety soup. I’ll keep you posted …
I had everything to make this dip. So, I tried it. It was easy and VERY tasty. Harissa is spicy so go easy if you’ve not had it before. I like spicy so, I added a teaspoon more. I ate it with pita chips. I going to try it as a spread on a tortilla for a veggie wrap sandwich for lunch. Sounds good right? This dip will be my new go to. Thanks!
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It would be great in a wrap, or warmed up in tacos!
I am a new vegan all your vegan receipes have been such a help to me thank you so much ! Happy New Year!