Green Pea Hummus

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Green Pea Hummus

 

2 cups frozen green peas

1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

3 tablespoons tahini (sesame-seed paste)

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 garlic clove, chopped

1 teaspoon extravirgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon ground sumac

 

 

 

Cook peas in boiling water 3 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water. Drain.

Place peas and next 6 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor, and

process until smooth. Spoon pea mixture into a small serving bowl; chill.

Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with sumac just before serving.

 

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 3 tablespoons)

 

CALORIES 93 (48% from fat); FAT 5g (sat 0.7g,mono 2.1g,poly 1.9g); PROTEIN 4.1g;

CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 32mg; SODIUM 254mg; FIBER 2.7g; IRON 1.5mg;

CARBOHYDRATE 9.3g

 

Source: Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2005

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 03.05.08

 

Sumac grows in abundance throughout the Mediterranean, and its dried, ground

berries are a fruity and astringent spice widely used in Middle Eastern cooking.

If you can't find sumac, substitute 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind. You may need

to add up to a tablespoon of water if the mixture is too thick to process

smoothly. Serve with pita wedges.

 

 

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