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Low-Fat Hummus Dip Recipe

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Low-Fat Hummus Dip
1 16 oz can garbanzo beans, chickpeas
1 tsp tahini
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp water
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
cayenne pepper to taste
1/2 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp salt
2 hard-boiled eggs, yolks removed
2 tbsp chopped black olives
1 sprig parsley


Drain and rinse the garbanzo beans. Try to remove as much of the loose
outer covering of the beans during the rinsing process as possible.
Discard these outer coverings. Process all ingredients except the eggs,
olives, and parsley in a blender or food processor until smooth. Place in
a serving dish.

Remove the egg yolks and save for another recipe or discard. Chop the egg
whites into small pieces, mix with the olives, and sprinkle over the dip.
Garnish with parsley to serve.

Recipe for Wednesday, 4/15/98

4 servings/Serving size: 1/4 cup

Do you have a basket of decorated Easter eggs sitting on your kitchen
counter? Why not put these hard-boiled beauties to good use in one of this
week's healthy recipes. Today's recipe is from the cookbook How to Cook
for People with Diabetes.

You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online
bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).

Exchanges: Lean Meat Exchange -- 1 Starch Exchange -- 1 Fat Exchange --
1/2 Calories -- 512 Calories from Fat -- 45 Total Fat -- 5g Saturated Fat
-- 1g Cholesterol -- 53mg Sodium -- 208mg Carbohydrate -- 20g Dietary
Fiber -- 4g Sugars -- 4g Protein -- 8g

Copyright © 1998 American Diabetes Association

MC formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/19/98

Posted to RecipeLu List by Barb at PK on Apr 19, 1998.
 


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