Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Smoky Chipotle Hummus

Smoky Chipotle Hummus

Yields: 20 servings

"Wonderful for entertaining, this high volume hummus recipe is made with chipotle pepper, roasted red peppers, and sun dried tomatoes. The Middle-Eastern-inspired dip is a beautiful color and has a smoky, bright flavor. Serve with pita chips and fresh vegetables."
Recipe yields 5 cups



INGREDIENTS:
2 (15.5 ounce) cans garbanzo
beans, drained
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup tahini
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 canned chipotle pepper in
adobo sauce
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red bell
peppers, drained
6 oil-packed sun-dried
tomatoes, drained
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1. Place the garbanzo beans, water, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, chipotle pepper, garlic, and cumin in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth. Add the red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Pulse the mixture until the ingredients are coarsely chopped into the hummus base. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover, and chill until ready to serve.

Servings Per Recipe: 20-1/4 cup servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 90
Total Fat: 3.7g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 235mg
Total Carbs: 11.9g
Dietary Fiber: 2.4g
Protein: 2.9g

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We received a lot of compliments on this recipe. The only thing we omitted was the cilantro (personal taste). TY.

Chari said...

Thanks, I love cilantro!
I also love hummus.
Forgot to add this recipe is from Allrecipes.com, but it's also all over the net.

Can't wait to try it!

Chari