Best Hummus Vegetable Pita Toasts Recipes

RED PEPPER HUMMUS WITH TOASTED PITA TRIANGLES

Red Pepper Hummus with Toasted Pita Triangles image

Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network

Time 18m

Yield about 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 whole-wheat pita pockets, cut into triangles
Cooking spray
Garlic salt
1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained
1 cup sauteed red peppers
1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 to 4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and ground black pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place pita triangles on a large baking sheet and spray the surface with cooking spray. Season the tops with garlic salt. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
Meanwhile, rinse and drain 1 can of the chickpeas. Place drained chickpeas in a blender and add red peppers, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin. Process until smooth. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with parsley.
Serve hummus with toasted pita triangles arranged alongside.

PITAS STUFFED WITH HUMMUS AND TOMATO

Pitas Stuffed With Hummus and Tomato image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, main course

Time 10m

Yield 6 pitas

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 19-ounce can chickpeas, drained and thoroughly rinsed
3 tablespoons tahini
4 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 large cloves garlic, finely minced
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium tamari
2 tablespoons minced parsley
6 whole-wheat pitas
3 large scallions, thinly sliced
3 large ripe tomatoes

Steps:

Combine chickpeas, tahini, water, lemon juice, garlic and tamari in food processor and process until well blended and smooth.
Stir in the parsley.
Toast pitas until they begin to puff; slice almost completely through into two circles.
Spread 1/3 cup tahini mixture over half of each pita; top with 1/6 of the sliced scallions and slices of 1/2 a tomato. Top with other pita circle and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 315, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 52 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 11 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 553 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams