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Chick Pea and Sesame Spread

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Author(s): Susanna Hoffman
Page 42
Cuisine: Greek
Course: Appetizers
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2 reviews, average rating 4.5 / 5

Queezle_Sister

13 years ago
5/5
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This is a great appetizer. The chickpea tahini combination is hummus - but in this recipe its a bit different. There is very little olive oil (making it sort of light calorie-wise), and its flavored with garlic, cumin, and ground coriander seeds.
We served this with pita wedges.
Note that I used a can of chickpeas. I looked on the internet to find the right conversion - how much canned chickpeas is equivalent to 1C dry. Sites ranged from 2C to 4C - so I settled on 3C. The can gave me 1.5C,...
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Peckish Sister

13 years ago
4/5
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I also made a half recipe using canned chick peas. I threw all of the ingredients in my small food processor and it made up very quickly. Be careful with the garlic, I used one largish clove and the flavor was over powering. I love the ground cumin and coriander. This made a nice quick lunch and would be great as an emergency appetizer with ingredients usually kept on with tortilla chips.

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