Hummus With Roasted Red Pepper
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:45am

Ingredients




1 Red bell pepper
2 Garlic cloves
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.