This past week has been crazier than the typical Thanksgiving Holiday hebdomad . You see , my immediate category is spread throughout 3 different DoS and it is nearly insufferable for all of us to get together for a typical Thanksgiving meal . However , last Wednesday , my Grandmother who would have been 94 age old in December , go past away . And after 4 years , we all were together once again .
Since my Grandmother lived just a unforesightful drive from ‘ The Farm ’ , we had several kinfolk member staying with us . When hosting any function , we try our best to make each person feel well-off and welcome . Pretty well-off for immediate family , typically . However , my chum has chosen a vegan lifestyle which made things a little more interesting in our household . In Holy Order to accommodate his dietary needs , I did my best to come up with something that he could exhaust after a prospicient trip to Ohio .
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Pita Chips
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Pita Chips
We live in a rural community of interests , with circumscribed options for ‘ All Natural ’ , ‘ Organic ’ and ‘ Vegan Friendly ’ food for thought choices . I knew that he would be able to grass for some nutrient items upon arrival , but as his little babe , I wanted to provide him with SOMETHING he could consume . That is how I came up with the Roasted Red Pepper Hummus . Although this is a recipe that is vegan approved , you certainly do n’t have to be vegan to enjoy it ! I even got my Mother to try it – and of course , she care it !
Roast Red Pepper Hummus – with a little Kick !
1 16 oz . can chick pea ( garbanzo beans )
Mixing all the ingredients in the food processor
Juice from 1 clean medium - sized lemon
1 clove of garlic ( only use impertinent ail )
1 lowly / average fresh cherry-red pepper , roast ( 3 Tablespoons canned / jarred )
2 Tbsp sesame tahini
1 tsp . ground cumin seed
1 sneak cayenne black pepper
Mix until smooth – adding olive oil and water to the perfect consistency
1 teaspoon olive crude
pee as needed ( 1 - 2 tablespoons )
Directions :
If you select to use sassy red pepper – trim back it in halves or quarters , remove seeds and inside membrane . Place skin side up on a foil - describe baking sheet . Place in oven under pre - heated broiler until skin blisters ( about 2 - 5 minutes , depending on how closelipped to the broiler they are position , etc – you will need to keep an eye on them ) . There will be some char maculation on the tegument as it blisters . This is OK – it give the blood-red peppers that terrific fresh - roast look . Remove from broiler straightaway , allow nerveless for a few minutes in a newspaper bag , then uncase tegument off . OR – you may employ freshly canned roast red pepper from your summer ’s garden , or even jarred roast red peppercorn .
shuffle all the ingredient in the nutrient processor
waste pipe can chickpea plant in a cullender and rinse well with water . There ’s no need to remove any of the loose “ skins ” you may find as you rinse them . They supply fiber and will blend away as you prepare the mixture in your food for thought central processor .
succus 1 fresh , intermediate - sized stinker .
Peel 1 medium to large clove of fresh garlic . Cut into quarters .
Mix until smooth – supply olive oil and weewee to the perfect consistency
Combine roast pepper strips , strained / rinsed chick peas ( garbanzo attic ) , tahini , lemon succus , garlic clove , ground cumin seed and pinch ( or two depending on taste ) cayenne pepper black pepper in a food processor . Process on gamy for 1 - 2 minutes until the mixture has a tranquil , creamy texture . Add the olive oil and weewee as postulate for a smooth , thick , creamy consistency .
pass over and refrigerate – it is best if leave overnight for the savour to blend .
This Hummus spread is perfect as a angle of dip for veggies or as a spread on whole wheat / whole texture pledge or bagel . My sidekick chose to eat it as a inclination with constitutive , and vegan favorable crackers . However you choose to eat your hoummos – Enjoy ! ! ! !
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Mary and Jim
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
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Recipe good manners of Old World Garden Farms
