Today I felt like I needed to cut costs even more and so I have decided to make my Hummus instead of buying it at Costco! It is actually one of the easiest and most delicious little dishes I have ever made. Who knew Hummus had just a few ingredients? I would warn you that this makes A LOT of Hummus. I like to leave out Hummus as an O’rderve with Rice Chips or Carrots and Celery or as an afternoon snack or lunch treat. Enjoy!
This Middle Eastern dip is traditionally made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil. Prepare and refrigerate it a day ahead; let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh parsley sprig, and serve with Rice Chips or Vegetables.
White Bean and Roasted Garlic Hummus
Ingrediants:
preparation:
Remove white papery skin from 2 whole garlic heads (do not peel or separate the cloves). Wrap each head separately in foil. Bake at 350° for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins.
Place garlic pulp, Traditional Hummus, and 1 (15-ounce) can rinsed and drained cannellini beans (or other white beans) in a food processor; pulse 5 times or until chopped (I used my blender). Add all other ingredients; process until smooth, scraping down sides as needed. Stir in chopped fresh rosemary.
CALORIES 45 (40% from fat); FAT 2g (sat 0.3g, mono 1g, poly 0.6g); PROTEIN 1.8g; CARB 5.3g; FIBER 1.2g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.4mg; SODIUM 81mg; CALC 16mg.
Laura Zapalowski, Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2008
I am learning that snacks are very, very important when eating a plant based diet. My dear friend Julia is teaching me a lot about how best to keep my man with a happy tummy. The first night we ate gluten-free/vegan he came into our bedroom at about 10pm and said “I feel great and am really really hungry – what else do you have to eat!?!” Most of the time he just feels bad and uncomfortably full so it was good that he was hungry but I needed to come up with some good snacks to keep him going when he is working late or between meals.
My first snack:
Roasted Nuts!
I went to Costco and got an array of nuts to try out both raw and roasted. We found out quickly that my hubby is allergic to Walnuts (opps!) but everything else he really liked – here is what I got:
I came home and roasted them (Almonds, Pecan, Walnuts) in the oven (single layer) at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. They I turned off the oven, let them sit and dry out inside the oven for 30 more minutes and then cool with the oven door open for another hour.
I put a bowl of nuts on Caleb’s desk and he ate them throughout the day – so happy! The extra’s went into a tupperware so that I can refill his bowl daily. A total success. My 15 month old also really really loved the Pecans – she sat on the kitchen floor munching for quite a while. Good day in finding a new favorite for our household!
