Friday, July 22, 2011

Homemade hummus dip and green smoothie



For my hummus dip, its pretty simple! I use the following:



1 can garbanzo beans (save 1/4 C of the juice)
2 cloves fresh garlic
3 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
A dash of cayenne pepper ( for those of you who like it spicy!)1/2 - 1 tsp gr. Cumin (use some to sprinkle on top before serving)


(I didn't use tahini in this recipe this time)



Put all ingredients in a food processor, with you 1/4 juice and process for 3 to 5 minutes! Then garnish with a bit of fresh parsley!



Pretty simple and yummy!



My green smoothie today isn't so green! I added a medley of tart black berries, red raspberries and blueberries today!



For smoothie:



1 C water
1/2 C coconut milk
3 C spinach
2 tbs orange juice concentrate
1 C fruit
Dash of flax seed



Blend in blender!

3 comments:

Christian, Kerri, & The Boys said...

Just made hummus today! I just raw sesame seed instead of tahini though. Its fresher and gives it nice nutty flav. Love the smoothie too, good call on the coconut milk:)

Unknown said...

i am making the green smoothie tomorrow! i am so excited to see if it turns out as good as yours
:0)

Julie said...

Never thought of that ker! good call on the sesame seed, i have tons of it lol, next time!!


Let me know how you like it Tamika! Its been my favorite, I love to put in 5 or 6 giant frozen strawberries, and half of a banana, give that a try, its awesome!