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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. Toast sesame seeds in hot dry skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until seeds turn golden. Put them in the food processor and pulse until you don't hear them anymore. | 2. To the food processor add the roasted pepper, chickpeas, lime juice, garlic clove, and however much salt, pepper and/or cayenne pepper you like. | 3. Run the food processor until it is pureed and smooth (albeit thick), then stream in as much water or oil as you like to get it to the consistency you want. | 4. Refrigerate until needed. You can freeze the unused portion. | 5. Garnish with additional sesame seeds and cayenne if you like, and serve with warm toasted pita bread, lavash, cut into serving pieces or crackers or crudites. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red bell pepper	1		roasted peeled	-	-	-	-
sesame seed	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
garbanzo bean	15	ounces	drained	1607.4162	267.6901	87.0471	25.6846
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lime juice	2	tablespoons		7.5625	2.5469999999999997	0.127	0.0212
garlic clove	1			-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
cayenne pepper				-	-	-	-

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