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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For the salad: Peel the cucumbers (optional, I never peel mine). | 2. Chop the cucumbers and the tomatoes. | 3. Toss together with the parsley, vinegar, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. | 4. Cover and chill. | 5. Wrap pita rounds in foil and heat in a 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes or until warm. | 6. For the hummus: Meanwhile, to make the hummus, drain chickpeas, reserving the liquid. | 7. In a food processor bowl combine the chickpeas, tahini, and garlic. | 8. Add 1 tablespoon of remaining olive oil, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. | 9. Cover and process until smooth, adding enough chickpea liquid until the hummus is same consistency as thick oatmeal. | 10. Cut the warm pita rounds into wedges. | 11. Spoon the hummus onto plates, drizzle with the remaining olive oil, and sprinkle with red pepper. | 12. Serve with cucumber and tomato salad. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cucumber	2			-	-	-	-
tomato	2			44.28	9.5694	2.1648	0.49200000000000005
parsley	1/4	cup	snipped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
white wine vinegar	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon	coarse	0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
chickpea	1	can		1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
tahini	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
garlic	4	cloves	minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pita bread	8		round	-	-	-	-
red pepper	1/8 - 1/4	teaspoon	ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.