Sass' Red Pepper Hummus

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Red Pepper Hummus

 

Recipe By :Lorna Sass' Short-Cut Vegetarian by Lorna Sass (William Morrow

1997)

Serving Size : 7 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Condiments {Posted}

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 3/4 cups cooked chickpeas

or 15-oz. can chickpeas -- drained

(rinsed if nonorganic; reserve juice if organic)

1/2 cup diced roasted red bell pepper

3 Tablespoons sesame tahini

2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- or to taste

1 large garlic clove -- halved

2 teaspoons ground coriander

1 teaspoon cumin seed

1 teaspoon harissa -- or to taste

or 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon salt -- to taste

Oil-cured black olives -- for garnish

 

In food processor or blender, add all ingredients except olives and process

until smooth. If mixture seems too thick, blend in 1 to 3 tablespoons of

reserved chickpea liquid or water to create desired consistency. (It should be

fairly thick for a sandwich filling, thinner for a dip.) Taste and add more

lemon juice, harissa and/or salt if needed. Transfer to bowl and garnish with

olives.

 

Per 1/4-cup serving: 119 cal.; 6g prot.; 5g total fat (0 sat. fat); 13g carb.; 0

chol.; 335mg sod.; 0 fiber.

 

Source:

" Vegetarian Times 1998-02 "

Yield:

" 1 3/4 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 111 Calories; 5g Fat (36.0% calories from

fat); 5g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 316mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2

Fat.

 

NOTES : Thanks to the roasted red peppers, this assertively flavored hummus

takes on a festive salmon color. Make it as hot as you like by adding harissa (a

North African hot pepper condiment found in specialty food shops) or cayenne

pepper to taste. Serve the hummus with warm pita triangles or stuffed into whole

pitas with shredded lettuce and chopped tomato. [VT - Recipes and strategies

excerpted from Lorna Sass' Short-Cut Vegetarian by Lorna Sass. Copyright 1997 by

Lorna Sass. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc.]

 

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