Easy Hummus

I love hummus and this is a very easy recipe to make.

Ingredients:

15 oz. can organic chick peas (garbanzo beans), drained
1/2 cup raw sesame seeds
1 1/2 TBS. Olive Oil
Juice of 2 Lemons ( I squeeze them over a small mesh strainer)
1 clove of garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

I have been blessed by a Vita Mix Machine and that is what I use for this sort of stuff but you can try your blender or even a food processor for this.
Place all the ingredients in the above order in your machine and turn on high for 1 minute.
If you don't have a Vita Mix with the tamper then you will probably have to stop and scrap the hummus down and blend periodically to get it all incorporated. Dump in a bowl. ( Don't you love how technical I am?)
Then just grab some chips or pita bread and enjoy!

For a tasty twist you can add roasted red peppers to this mix and it adds really great flavor.
Even a little dash of hot sauce can kick it up!
Do your own experimenting and let me know what you come up with.
Enjoy!

Layered Mexican Dip

I love this stuff. Just a mouthful of yummy.

INGREDIENTS

• 1-2 tsp. Homemade Taco Seasoning
  
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans ( I use organic)
  
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 (16 ounce)reduced fat sour cream
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3-4 chopped green onions
  
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 2 cups reduced fat shredded Cheddar cheese
• A BIG bag of Tostitos Chips
  

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, blend the taco seasoning mix and refried beans. Spread the mixture onto a large serving platter or trifle bowl.
2. Mix the sour cream and cream cheese in a medium bowl. Spread over the refried beans.
3. Top the layers with salsa. Place a layer of tomato, green bell pepper, green onions over the salsa, and top with Cheddar cheese. Garnish with black olives.

Note: This recipe is so versatile. You can add cooked hamburger as well. Just go crazy with it. You can't mess it up.

Enjoy!

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