Avocado Hummus - 10 pts xp

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Avocado Hummus - 10 pts

 

Recipe By :Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Meditteranean by Ana

Sortun

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 ripe avocados -- split, seeded and scooped

1/4 cup tahini

1 tablespoon chopped garlic -- about 3 cloves

2 teaspoons ground cumin

4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- about 1 lemon fresh

squeezed

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

salt to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

1 lemon -- sliced in 4 wedges

 

Blend the avocados, tahini, garlic, cumin, the lemon juice, olive oil,

and

salt to taste in a food processor, fitted with the metal blade. Blend

until the mixture is smooth and creamy, like sour cream. Cover tightly

with plastic wrap, placing the wrap directly on top of the avocado so

that

no air gets into it to turn it brown. Refrigerate till ready to serve.

 

When ready to serve, spoon the avocado mixture onto 4 plates and top

with

the parsley. Serve with the lemon wedges.

 

Description:

" 10 pts "

S(Fromatted by Chupa Babi in MC):

" 12.19.06 "

Copyright:

" 2006 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 384 Calories; 37g Fat (80.9%

calories from fat); 5g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg

Cholesterol; 30mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0

Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 7 Fat.

 

NOTES : Hummus means chickpeas, but I make it from a variety of

ingredients such as squash and parsnips. But nothing is as

creamy and unctuous as the avocado. Avocado hummus can be

eaten on its own with bread or with raw vegetables for

dipping.

 

It's important to use a good brand of tahini when making

hummus. Tohum brand is a dark-roasted organic tahini from

Turkey (www.tohum.com). Tohum also carries organic

heirloom chickpeas and wonderful sun-dried red pepper

paste. I love Tohum tahini because it's not chalky, and

it's rich and oily instead of bitter and dry.

 

With this dish, you might enjoy a medium-bodied white wine

with silky qualities, like an Australian Semillon.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

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