roasted red pepper hummus

this is our favorite homemade hummus dip! it’s great with chips, pita wedges, vegetables, and whole wheat tortillas. we also make hummus wraps and sandwhiches using this. we make this almost every week…

ingredients:
jar of roasted red peppers (drained)
2 cans of organic garbanzo beans (washed and drained)
1/2 cup of Tahini
olive oil
2 tbs of water
1/2 tbs of chili powder
1 lemon
pinch of salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 gloves of garlic (pressed)
pinch of red pepper flakes
2 tbs of pine nuts
fresh chopped parsley
paprika

add 2 cans of washed and rinsed garbanzo beans to a blender. then, add 2 tbs of water. add roasted red peppers (you don’t have to chop them). add tahini, 4 tbs of olive oil, chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic, red pepper flakes. then, squeeze the entire lemon over the top of mixture. puree until very smooth. you will have to periodically stop blending to stir the mixture with a spoon. final mixture should be very smooth, without clumps.

transfer to a large serving bowl or container. drizzle top of hummus with olive oil. then sprinkle pine nuts, paprika, and fresh parsley over hummus.

refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

jalepeno ranch dip

this is my take on Creamy Jalepeno dip from Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant in Texas. it is the best dip on the planet. some good, thin tortilla chips + this stuff… it will make you take your clothes off and dance on the couch naked. it’s unbelievable. you will want to bathe in this stuff…or stick a straw in the bowl and drink it. either way, you will love it.

ingredients: 16 oz sour cream tub, 2 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix, 1/2 cup of pickled jalepenos, 1 tbs of jalepeno juice from the jar, 2 handfuls of cilantro.

add all ingredients in blender and blend until kinda smooth. you still want some texture, so dont like liquify the thing.

now, pour the contents on the dining room table, then sit on the dining room table and scoop handfulls of dip onto your body. like a jalepeno ranch dip bath.

ok, i’m really passionate about this dip, i know…i should stop. speaking of stopping… you need to stop reading and go make some… peace.