Red Pepper Hummus Pockets

* Exported from MasterCook *

Red Pepper Hummus Pockets

Recipe By : Easy Vegetarian Meals Pillsbury April 1998 #206
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Diabetic Theme Week
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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*** Hummus ***
2 cups cooked chickpeas -- drained & rinsed *1
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
1/3 cup roasted red peppers -- drained *2
*** Sandwiches ***
8 leaves lettuce
1 medium cucumber -- sliced thinly *3
4 large pita bread, whole-wheat -- halved

*1 -- 19 oz. can Garbanzo Beans or Chick Peas or cook you own, make sure
that canned are well drained to get the salt rinsed off
*2 -- (from 7.25 oz. jar)
*3 -- English cucumber are excellent

In food processor bowl with metal blade, combine chickpeas, lemon juice,
oil and garlic; process 1 or 2 minutes or until smooth. Add roasted
peppers; process 30 - 60 seconds or until peppers are finely chopped.

To assemble sandwiches, place lettuce leaf and cucumber slices in each
pita bread half. Spoon with 3 tablespoons hummus in each.

8 sandwich; 4 servings.



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NOTES : Diabetic Exchanges:

3 Starch Choice
1 Vegetable Choice
1 Fat Choice

Kitchen Tip: If you do not have a food processor or a blender,
mash the chickpeas with a fork. The mixture may be slightly
lumpy, but the texture does not interfere with flavour.