BLACK BEAN HUMMUS - A FUN DIP

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Posting b/c I want to be able to find this recipe when the grandchildren visit. It sounds yummy. Recipe from "Desperation Entertaining" by Beverly Mills & Alicia Ross whose recipes have never disappointed!

Provided by Impera_Magna

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 garlic cloves, peeled (or jarred garlic to equal 3 cloves)
1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon peanut oil (or other vegetable oil)
3 tablespoons smooth low-sugar peanut butter (*)
2 tablespoons lime juice (juice from 1 to 2 limes, to taste)

Steps:

  • Finely chop garlic and cilantro in food processor.
  • Add beans, oil, and peanut butter and juice from one lime.
  • Process until beans are pureed, appx 1 minute, stopping midway to scrape sides of processor bowl.
  • Add remaining lime juice to taste.
  • Serve at once or refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 days.
  • Serve with fresh veggies, such as carrot and celery sticks or cucumber slices or tortilla chips or bagel chips or pita wedges.
  • *NOTE: For best results, use a "natural" style peanut butter with no- or low-sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.1, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 6.7, Carbohydrate 71.1, Fiber 25, Sugar 0.5, Protein 25.7

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