Name: A Marvelous And Crowd Pleasing Smoky Black Eyed Pea Hummus Dip
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: S. African
Ingredients: 4 large cloves garlic; 2 16 ounce cans black eye peas (drained and rinsed); 8 tablespoons olive oil; 3 to 5 tablespoons tahini; 2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh ); lemon zest (from 1 lemon); 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (additional to taste and garnish); 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (additional to taste); pita chips, toasted baguette rounds, or crudités for serving; drizzle of a strong flavored olive oil such as basil or truffle

S. African

Healthy

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Roughly chop the garlic cloves. To a small bowl, add 2tablespoons of the olive oil and 1 teaspoon of the chopped garlic. Set aside.

Reserve ¼ cup of the drained and rinsed black eyed peas andset aside.

To a food processor, add the remaining black-eyes peas (see**notes if cooking peas from a dried state), the remaining 6 tablespoons ofolive oil, tahini, fresh lemon juice, smoked paprika, kosher salt, and thecayenne pepper. Process until very smooth.

Spoon into a pretty serving bowl. Use the back side of ateaspoon to create a swirly well on the surface of the hummus. Drizzle with thereserved garlic-infused olive oil and dust with additional smoked paprika. Scatterreserved peas and the zest of 1 lemon atop.

Serve with pita chips, lightly toasted baguette rounds, orcrudites.

A Marvelous And Crowd Pleasing Smoky Black Eyed Pea Hummus Dip

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