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Pizza Hummus

3 c. garbanzo beans (I used beans I cooked from a bag, rather than canned)
1 1/4 c. water
3 3/4 t. basil
1 1/2 t. salt (or 1 t. sea salt)
1/4 c. olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic
3 t. crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 t. oregano
1/3 c. tomato paste

I made this last night and it was really good. The recipe actually calls for 3/4 c. tomato paste, but I cut that down, as I didn't want it to taste too tomatoey (if that's a word...lol). I'm sure you could put in less olive oil if you wanted to, so as to have fewer calories.

Thanks for posting this recipe Jerrie, I am going to try it for sure.

This sounds great!
I would use raw zucchini slices to dip

You could put it on grilled zuchini or eggplant and top it with mozzarella cheese like little pizzas. I am going to try this tomorrow, I will cook up a bag of chick peas tonight. I go thru a lot of them with my banzo fries, on salads, and toasting them for snacks. I go thru a lot of beans daily and they go right thru me.

I made this just now. It's very good! BUT, not sure if I'm using the right amounts.

Is it 3 CUPS? Which is what I put in. I only used 2 tsp of the pepper flakes, thank goodness as it was spicy/hot.

I added more beans to cool it a bit. It's yummy though!

Hi Mary. Yes, the recipe I found on the internet for Pizza Hummus/Dip did have 3 t. crushed red pepper and 3 c. garbanzo beans. I didn't think it was too spicy when I made it, but I know some people are more sensitive to spicy foods, as my mother-in-law doesn't like the least little bit of cayenne/hot sauce/red pepper flakes in her food as she thinks it is way to spicy...lol. I think the recipe said "3 t. red pepper, or to taste". I suppose you could even omit it if you wanted to. I really like this recipe, as I thought this hummus tasted quite a bit like pizza. Jerrie

The website I got it from also had another recipe called Savory Hummus. I tried it too and it was very good also. If you want to give it a try it is as follows:

Savory Hummus

3 1/2 c. garbanzo beans
2 cloves garlic
10 T. water
4 T. olive oil
4 T. lemon juice
2 t. cumin
2 t. corriander
1/2 t. crushed red pepper
1 1/2 t. salt (or 1 t. sea salt)

Good Morning...Question..Is that fresh or dry basil? Thanks

I used fresh basil, not sure what JerrieH used in her's.

Hi Nana. The recipe did not specify whether the basil was fresh or dry, so I assumed it was dry and that was what I used and I thought it was very good. I'm sure you could use fresh, but if you do I think you are supposed to triple the amount of dry, i.e., if a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon dry herbs, you use 3 teaspoons (1 tablespoon fresh).

I think this is the recipe link where you can find the recipe on the internet:

wholenewmom.com/recipes/pizza-dip-hummus-dairy-and-sesame free/

I perfer the original hummus, but I used 1/2 cup to thicken some veggie soup and it was great. I also put it on some grilled eggplant with cheese on top and loved it. I used some of it to thicken the gravy and steak strips I made for dinner tonight and served it with spinach and baked potatoes for my husband. He liked it I put some more veggies in and put the crockpot on low, so lunch is made for tomorrow, steak and veggie soup.
I went to babysit for my daughter and had baked chicken, 1/2 c. baked beans (not LDL), some green beans and while the kids ate cake, I had frozen grapes. Gina brought home some Pakistani food which I tasted and when I came home and fixed dinner for DH, I sampled the steak and had a bowl of spinach with lemon butter. I am a nighttime eater. Well, as Scarlet said in "Gone With The Wind" Tomorrow is another day, so I'll start again.

Thanks JerrieH.....

This sounds yummy!!