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Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus takes several minutes to prepare.

Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus takes several minutes to cook.

Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus are:

Hummus:

1 1/4 cup dried chickpeas (3 3/4 cups cooked)
1 large sweet potato (375g), roasted in a 400 degree oven for 30 - 40 minutes until fork tender and peeled and chopped when cool enough to handle
2 to 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 to 3 green chilies or jalape?os, seeded and chopped
4 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon Kashmiri or other chili powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
juice from 1 lemon (3 tablespoons)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 to 2 teaspoons sea salt, to taste

Here is how you make Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus:

Rinse the chickpeas and soak for 8 hours or overnight in several inches of water. Drain and rinse, then transfer to a large saucepan and cover with several inches of fresh water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until the chickpeas are tender. Drain and add to a food processor.Meanwhile, pierce the skin of the sweet potato and roast in a 400? oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until fork tender. Remove from heat. When cool enough to handle, peel and chop, then add to the food processor.Add the remaining hummus ingredients to the food processor and process until the hummus is smooth, adding more olive oil as needed. This yields about 4 cups of hummus.Serving Size: 8 half cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GTKARLA.

The nutritional information for Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 279.8

• Total Fat: 11.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 619.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 40.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
• Protein: 7.9 g