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Roasted Vegetable Hummus Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 2 plum tomatoes, seeded & quartered .
  • 2 c garbanzo beans, cooked, & drained if you are using canned .
  • 1/2 tsp salt .
  • 1 small eggplant, cut into 1 inch cubes .
  • 1/2 c sesame tahini .
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper .
  • 1 red onion, peeled & cut into 1 inch pieces .
  • 4-5 tbsps olive oil .
  • 3 tsps cumin .
  • 3 tbsps kalamata olives, pitted .
  • 1 tbsp olive oil .
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded & cut into 1 inch pieces .
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled & sliced .
  • 1 1/2 tsps salt

Directions
  • Step #1 Preheat oven to 400F degrees F.
  • Step #2 Toss the eggplant, bell pepper, onion & tomatoes in a bowl with the tbsp of olive oil & 1/2 tsp of salt.
  • Step #3 Spread them in one layer on a baking sheet & roast for 30 to 40 mins until the vegetables are very lightly browned & soft.
  • Step #4 Cool slightly & measure out 2 c for this dish.
  • Step #5 Save any remaining roasted vegetables for another recipe, such as on a pizza for your lunch.
  • Step #6 In a food processor/blender, garlic, place 2 c cooked garbanzo beans, sesame tahini & 4 tbsps olive oil.
  • Step #7 Process until the beans & garlic are almost completely ground.
  • Step #8 Add 2 heaping c of the roasted vegetables to the processor along with the cumin, olives, salt & cayenne pepper.
  • Step #9 You can add more or less cayenne to suit your family's taste buds; I usually add at least another 1/4 tsp to ours.
  • Step #10 Process until almost smooth, leaving some texture & small bits of the roasted vegetables & olives showing through.
  • Step #11 Add more olive oil or some vegetable broth if you want to thin it out a bit.
  • Step #12 Taste for salt & pepper.
  • Step #13 Serve at about room temp.
  • Enjoy the Roasted Vegetable Hummus recipe

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