Monday, June 22, 2009

White Bean and Hummus Pitas

White Bean and Hummus Pitas

Hummus
1 small garlic clove, chopped
1 (15oz) can great northern beans, drained, rinsed
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
3 Tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
¼ teaspoon salt
Dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
¼ cup loosely packed fresh parsley

Sandwiches
1 ½ cups loosely packed spinach leaves
1 medium zucchini, very thinly sliced
4 very thin slices red onion, halved
8 thin slices tomato, halved
4 (6-inch)whole wheat pita (pocket) breads, halved

Chop garlic in food processor bowl with metal blade. Add all remaining hummus ingredients except parsley; process 1 -2 minutes or until smooth. Add parsley; pulse to chop. (If you have a really strong processor, you can add everything at once).

To assemble sandwiches, place spinach leaves, zucchini, onion and tomato slices in each pita bread half. Spoon about 2 Tablespoons (or more if you like) hummus into each.

8 sandwiches; 4 servings

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