🌸 Scroll 002: Beet Hummus with Rose Tahini & Adaptogenic Roots
“A spread of magenta mystery — earthen, floral, sacred.”
🧾 Recipe Overview
- Base: Roasted beetroot + chickpeas
- Spice Blend: Cumin, coriander, pink pepper, ashwagandha powder
- Enchantment: Rosewater, smoked sea salt, cold-pressed olive oil
- Topping: Rose tahini drizzle, toasted pumpkin seeds, edible petals
🍴 Instructions
- Roast 1 large beet at 400°F for 45 mins. Peel once cooled, dice roughly.
- In a food processor, blend beet, 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas, 2 tbsp tahini, juice of 1 lemon, 1 garlic clove, and 1 tsp ashwagandha powder.
- Add ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp coriander, pinch of pink pepper, and ¼ tsp smoked sea salt.
- With motor running, drizzle in 3 tbsp olive oil until creamy, velvet texture appears.
- Plate in a wide dish. Swirl in rose tahini (tahini + rosewater + lemon juice). Garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds, edible petals, and cracked black sesame.
🌿 Health Benefits
- Beets: Nitric oxide booster, blood purifying, enhances stamina and cognition
- Chickpeas: Blood sugar balancing, gut-friendly fiber
- Ashwagandha: Stress modulator, endocrine ally
- Rosewater: Nervine and mood elixir
- Smoked Salt: Trace mineral source + sensory depth
📖 Culinary Lore
This scroll pays homage to ancient apothecaries of Persia and the sacred root lore of North Africa. Beets, revered as “blood of Mars,” were gifted to warriors and queens to awaken vitality and passion. Tahini, a symbol of lunar alchemy, balances fire with cooling depth.
🔍 SWOT Analysis
- Strengths: Visually striking, functional nutrition, mood-enhancing ritual food
- Weaknesses: Flavor polarity — may be too earthy for some palettes
- Opportunities: High-end elixir bar feature, sacred scroll kit product, adaptogen catering niche
- Threats: Short shelf life without citrus preservation or refrigeration
💰 Business Intelligence
- Ingredient Cost (per batch): $4.20 USD
- Suggested Retail Price: $13.33 USD (8 oz jar)
- ROI Margin: ~216%
- Product Formats: Glass ritual jar, scroll-tied mini pot, graze altar feature
📣 Marketing & Psychographics
- Target Demo: Ritual wellness women 28–52, creative food mystics, spiritual herbalists
- SMART Goal: 1,000 ritual jars sold in 90 days via sacred food storytelling campaign
- OKR: Establish “magenta hummus” as the visual and emotional signature of our culinary brand
- Launch Channels: Instagram Reels (hummus swirl reveals), aligned influencer collabs, conscious food fairs
- Brand Spell: “Dip with devotion. Root into beauty. Rise with bloodlight.”
✨ Self-Score
- Visual Drama: 10
- Health Integrity: 10
- Scroll Utility: 10
- Flavor Boldness: 10
- Adaptogen Elegance: 10
- Market Readiness: 10
- Spiritual Utility: 10
- Packaging Concept: 10
- Archetypal Fit: 10
- Emotional Resonance: 10
Total Score: 100/100 — A sacred dip of crimson ritual and botanical boldness.