Simple Grexican Hummus

Name: Simple Grexican Hummus Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper cut into 1 squares; 2-3 cloves garlic halved; 1 jalapeno pepper quartered; 1 tsp. olive oil; Fresh ground pepper to taste; Sea salt to taste (optional); 1 can chickpeas no salt added; 1 tsp. ground cumin; 1/8 tsp. chipotle chile powder; 1/2 tsp. each dried parsley and dried cilantro; 1/4 tsp. dried oregano; crushed red pepper flakes to taste (optional); 1 tsp. water (you can use lemon or lime juice too)

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 red bell pepper, cut into 1" squares2-3 cloves garlic, halved1 jalapeno pepper, quartered 1 tsp. olive oilFresh ground pepper to tasteSea salt to taste (optional)1 can chickpeas, no salt added1 tsp. ground cumin1/8 tsp. chipotle chile powder1/2 tsp. each, dried parsley and dried cilantro1/4 tsp. dried oreganocrushed red pepper flakes to taste (optional)1 tsp. water (you can use lemon or lime juice, too)

Directions

Stir together first 6 ingredients. Wrap in a double layer of foil. Cook on grill on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Increase heat to high and grill foil packet for 5 minutes on each side.

Carefully unwrap (Use grilling tongs so you don't get burned) the packet; transfer pepper mixture to food processor. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until well-mixed, making it chunky or smooth as you see fit.

Serve warm or cold with veggies for dipping.

Serving Size: Makes 6 servings, about 1/4 c. each

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DONTGOAWAYMAD.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 74.3
Total Fat: 1.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 150.0 mg
Total Carbs: 13.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
Protein: 2.8 g

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