HERBED LIMA BEAN HUMMUS

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HERBED LIMA BEAN HUMMUS

 

Recipe By :Gourmet: Gourmet Entertains, February 2000

Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 packages frozen baby lima beans -- (10-oz)

1 large onion -- chopped

5 garlic cloves -- smashed with side of a large

knife

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups water

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne -- or to taste

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- (3 to 4)

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Accompaniment: sesame won ton crisps or

toasted pita wedges

 

Simmer beans, onion, garlic, salt, and water in a 3-quart saucepan,

covered, until beans are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in cilantro and

parsley and let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes.

 

Drain bean mixture in a sieve and transfer to a food processor. Add

cumin, cayenne, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 4 tablespoons oil, dill,

and mint and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room

temperature, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper and

add lemon juice to taste.

 

Mound dip in a serving bowl and drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil.

 

Cooks' note: Dip keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days.

 

Makes about 4 cups (16 - 1/4 cup servings)

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 1 hr

 

S(Fromatted by Chupa Babi in MC):

" 02.15.00 "

Yield:

" 4 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 70 Calories; 4g Fat (54.2%

calories from fat); 2g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg

Cholesterol; 146mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;

0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat.

 

NOTES : This dip was inspired by a recipe for bissara, a garlicky

purée from Egypt made from dried broad beans, in Claudia Roden's

Mediterranean Cookery.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 3394 0 0 0 0 3360 0 0