Spicy Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Hummus

Ingredients:

1 15oz. can garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
1 4oz. jar roasted red peppers, drained
(or make your own)
3 TBL. lemon juice
1TBL. chopped fresh flat leaf parsley I would probably use more
and maybe even cilantro
1/ 2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt

Place everything in food processor; blend till smooth, sometimes I needed to
add a little juice from the beans or from the peppers to make it a good consistency.

Black Bean Hummus

This is a really yummy Hummus recipe! It's really easy because we usually always have everything for it!

1 Clove garlic

1 Can black beans- drain and reserve 2 tlb of the liquid

2 tbl Lemon Juice

1 1/2 tbl Tahini

3/4 tsp Ground Cumin

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Paprika

1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Blend everything up in the food processor until smooth. We like to put ours in the fridge so it's cold. It's good with stacy's chips or any vegetables.

Greek Dip (hummus)

Really, really good hummus! Recipe from Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious cookbook

1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 cup canned chopped artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder

In a food processor, process the chickpeas until chopped. Add the artichoke hearts and remaining ingredients until pureed.

Serve with any vegetables (carrots, celery, bell peppers) or pita chips or baked torillas cut in strips.

Very delicious and healthy! I made this for a girls night and it was a big hit!

Artichoke Dip

painting by jodi

1 cup Mayo
1 8oz. pkg. Cream Cheese
1 bag of Parmesean Cheese
1 4oz. can Diced Green Chilies
1 can Artichoke Hearts (in water)

*Dice artichoke hearts
*Combine everything with 1/2 the bag of parmesean cheese in a small baking dish
*Sprinkle the rest of the parmesean cheese on top and bake @ 350 for 30-40 min.

(Serve with crackers, chips, or bread)

Chipotle's Spicy Guacamole

1 large ripe avocado 

2 tsp. fresh lime juice

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 large serrano chilies seeded, chopped

1/4 tsp salt

using fork, mash avocado with lime juice in small bowl.  Add cilantro, chopped onion

chopped garlic, serrano chilies and salt. stir to combine Makes one cup.