Plain.Recipes

A Different Chick Pea Spread

Source: cookpad.com/us/recipes/348599-a-different-chick-pea-spread

Ingredients

  1. 1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  2. 4 tsp lemon juice
  3. 1/8 tsp ground cumin
  4. 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon salt
  5. 1 tbsp olive oil
  6. 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  7. 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  8. 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) chick peas

Directions

  1. Drain the chick peas and reserve the liquid.
  2. Mash them with a potato masher, or puree in a blender or food processor.
  3. Blend in the garlic, lemon juice, peanut butter, cumin, salt, oil, and cayenne pepper.
  4. Add enough of the reserved chick pea liquid to make a smooth, but not runny, paste.
  5. *You can serve this with pita bread cut up into small triangles.
  6. *
  7. **You can refrigerate this for 3 to 5 days.
  8. **
  9. ***This is a variation of a Middle Eastern dish using peanut butter in place of sesame paste (tahini).
  10. ***

2021