Vegetarian

Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus is for Lunch.

Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus takes 120 minutes to cook.

Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus are:

1 cup dry chickpeas sorted, soaked and rinsed per package directions (yields 3 cups of chickpeas)

1/4 tsp baking soda

4 cups water

1 cup nonfat greek yogurt

2 Tb prepared tahini

2 Tb lemon juice

3-4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed (adjust to taste)

Salt to taste

Ground black pepper to taste

Here is how you make Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus:

Place the soaked and rinsed chickpeas, baking soda and water in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer the chickpeas for 60 minutes or until tender. Drain chickpeas in a colander and allow to cool. In a food processor combine chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Pulse to break up chickpeas and then blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and then blend until evenly mixed. Thin hummus to your preferred consistency with warm water, added a teaspoon at a time. (You may need to thin the mixture in the food processor while blending to achieve the desired consistency.)Serving Size: Makes four three-quarter cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MPODOWITZ.

The nutritional information for Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 297.5

• Total Fat: 6.2 g
• Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
• Sodium: 662.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
• Protein: 16.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Lower-Fat Silky-Smooth Hummus is Vegetarian