Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

 

Recipe By : Cheap Thrills Cuisine by Lombardo & Bui 1999

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :1:00

Categories : Appetizers Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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---Roast---

2 cloves garlic -- peeled

2 red bell peppers -- seeded and quartered

---Puree---

1/4 cup Reserved roasted pepper juice

16 ounces cooked chickpeas -- drained and rinsed

4 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons Tahini

1 teaspoon ground cumin

2 dashes Tabasco sauce -- or more to taste

1 teaspoon salt -- or less

---Present---

1 tablespoon fresh cilantro -- coarsely chopped

sliced green onions

4 pita bread rounds -- warmed

 

1) Roast garlic and pepper for 15 minutes in a preheated 400F oven. Remove,

cool completely and peel the peppers over a pan so that you can collect the

juice. Set aside.

 

2) In a food processor, puree 1/4 cup reserved pepper juice with chickpeas.

 

3) Add the roasted peppers and garlic. Add lemon juice, tahini, cumin, hot

sauce, and salt. Puree 2 minutes.

 

4) Blend in cilantro. Pour into a bowl. Garnish with onions. Serve with

warmed pita. Serves 4 or more.

 

PER SERVING 416 cals, 8g fat (17% cff).

 

Cheap Thrills Cuisine by Bill Lombardo and Thach Bui - Chef Peppi whips up

unique recipes in a comic strip for food pages. The recipes are the

original creations of real-life chef Bill Lombardo and are crafted into

comic strip art by cartoonist Thach Bui. In color and black and white. Once

a week.

 

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