Hummus With Roasted Red Pepper

Ingredients

3/4 teaspoon Sea salt or to taste
1 can Chickpeas - (19 oz)
cup (or 2 cooked chickpeas)
cup Tahini
cup Water
1/2 teaspoon Ground cumin or to taste
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice - (to 3 tbspns) or to taste
Whole Wheat Pita Toasts see * Note

Preparation

1
Preheat broiler.
2
Quarter bell pepper and discard stem, ribs, and seeds. Arrange pepper pieces, skin-side up, on a baking sheet and broil about 2-inches from heat until skins are blistered and charred, about 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer pepper pieces to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let peppers stand until cool enough to handle and peel off and discard skins. Transfer pepper to a food processor and puree.
3
In a mortar and pestle pound garlic and salt to a paste and add to food processor.
4
Rinse chickpeas well in a colander and drain. Add chickpeas, tahini, water and cumin to the food processor and puree. Season with salt and lemon juice.
5
Serve hummus with Whole Wheat Pita Toasts.
6
This recipe yields 2 1/2 cups.

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Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:45am

Creator:

Anonymous

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