Spicy Tomato and Olive Oil Hummus
Serves 4 (serving a generous 1/3
cup)
Ingredients
5 oven dried tomatoes halves in
olive oil (recipe follows)
1 (15-1/2 oz) can chickpeas, drained
liquid reserved
2 Tbsp olive oil from tomatoes
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne
Directions
Combine the 4 tomatoes wedges and
the remaining ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth, adding
some of the reserved liquid until the hummus is desired consistency. Add remaining tomato, pulse until they are just flakes of red not large pieces.
To serve: Spread 2-3 Tbsp on a
plate. Make a moat in the hummus with the back of a spoon. Drizzle moat with some
of the olive oil from the tomatoes. In the very center place a few slices of
oven dried tomato. Serve with pita or veggies for dipping. Also makes a great
spread or substitute for mayonnaise and tomato on your sandwich or wrap.
Oven Dried Tomatoes
Adapted from: Martha Stewart
Ingredients
6 roma or plum tomatoes, each cut in
half
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 tsp each basil, oregano, and
rosemary
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Arrange
tomatoes, cut sides up, on pan, spaced 1/2 to 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with sugar
and herbs; season with salt and pepper.
Transfer pan to oven; dry until
juices have stopped running, edges are shriveled, and pieces have shrunken
slightly; timing will vary depending on the variety, ripeness, and desired
degree of dryness, 1 1/2 to 6 hours. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator
or cover with olive oil.
Notes: It took 2 hours in a
convection oven. When I tried in a regular oven it took longer than 6 hours.
Linking to:
Buns in My Oven: What's Cookin' Wednesday
Love Bakes Good Cakes: All My Bloggy Friends
Ms. enPlace: See Ya in the Gumbo
Taste and Tell Thursdays
This Gal Cooks: Marvelous Mondays Link Party
Linking to:
Buns in My Oven: What's Cookin' Wednesday
Love Bakes Good Cakes: All My Bloggy Friends
Ms. enPlace: See Ya in the Gumbo
Taste and Tell Thursdays
This Gal Cooks: Marvelous Mondays Link Party
Oh my gosh. This looks so stinkin' good. We are big fans of hummus here. Great idea to use as a sandwich spread. Thanks for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo this week.
ReplyDeleteI can almost taste this! Big lover of hummus, but not the family so much, but I will definitely try your recipe and see if I can win them over ;-) Thank you for sharing at our ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS party !
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