Hummus with pumpking and pomegranate

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupCooked chickpeas
1cupPumpkin, cooked and mashed, or canned pumpkin
2tablespoonsTahini, orig called for 1/3 cup
¼cupFresh parsley, minced
3Cloves garlic, minced
2Pomegranates
Pita bread, split and warmed, or other crackers, bread, veggies

Directions

Puree the chickpeas, pumpkin, tahini, parsley, and garlic until smooth.

Transfer to a serving plate.

Bread open the pomegranates and separate the seeds from the inner membranse. Sprinkle he seeds over the hummus serv chilled or at room temperature with the pitas or other "dippers".

Per serving: 174 Calories; 5g Fat (25% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 Starch/Bread; ½ Lean Meat; 1 Fruit; ½ Fat Recipe by: The Healing Foods Cookbook, Prevention Mag, Rodale Press Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n039 by "Ellen C." <ellen@...> on Feb 10, 1997.