Low Fat Red Pepper Hummus

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 -3 cloves garlic (pressed or crushed)
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 drain& rinse chick peas/garbanzos, reserving liquid.
• 2 in small bowl, combine cumin, coriander, cayenne (use less if you don't want it very spicy, but we like it with 1/2 tsp),& salt, mixing throughly.
• 3 put garbanzo beans/chick peas in bowl of food processor with chopping blade,& sprinkle the spice mixture over the top evenly.
• 4 add the tahini, lemon juice, garlic,& roasted red peppers, and blend until well mixed.
• 5 add the fresh ground pepper.
• 6 once the hummus gets smooth, add some of the reserved liquid from the chick peas/garbanzos while it is being processed, until it reaches the desired consistency.
• 7 serve with toasted pita bread or as a dip or spread with almost anything.
• 8 have fun with this basic recipe- you can change the amounts or even the actual spices used to change the flavor of this healthy dip.
• 9 please share your discoveries!