Load up your favourite hummus with a colourful array of veggies for additional taste and well being on this quickie appetizer.
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This recipe was impressed by my considered one of aunt’s “I’ll simply whip up some yummy appetizers virtually out of skinny air” recipes (critically, she has that knack on the subject of meals and entertaining.) This was simply one of many many kitchen creations she made throughout our summer season go to to Seattle – we have been spoiled throughout that journey for positive.
However I actually thought this was genius: take a reasonably wholesome appetizer – hummus – and up the flavour, coloration and vitamin with a bunch of veggies.
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So, when Libby’s determined to sponsor a Recipe ReDux contest to create 10-minute “Starters and Sides” utilizing their new vegetable pouches, I knew I used to be going to recreate this hummus dip.
So, right here’s the inside track: Libby’s model new vegetable pouches can be found now in choose Walmart shops and are available January 2015, you’ll be capable of discover them nationally. Pouch perks embrace:
- Microwavable, cooks in lower than 1 minute
- Versatile, no-sharp edges
- Gained’t dent
- Stands up and takes up much less house in cupboards
- Environmentally pleasant: Makes use of 75% much less power to provide pouch packaging
- Straightforward-to-open, easy-to-carry
- Shelf steady and packaging made with BPA non-intent supplies
Vegetable varieties embrace: sliced carrots, candy peas, minimize inexperienced beans, combined greens and candy corn, which I used on this recipe.
Now, I used to be going to make my very own hummus however I obtained lazy ended up shopping for some at Dealer Joe’s (extremely creamy and delish.)
So, actually, probably the most sophisticated factor about this complete recipe is chopping up the veggies.
You begin with the hummus on backside, then add a layer of heated corn, one other layer of chopped cucumbers and bell peppers, a layer of feta cheese and end it off with a handful of sliced olives.
Description
Load up your favourite hummus with a colourful array of veggies for additional taste and well being on this quickie appetizer.
- 4 (6-inch) pita bread rounds
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cups hummus
- 1 (13 ounce) pouch Libby’s Candy Corn
- 1 1/2 cups chopped candy bell pepper (about 2 small or 1 massive)
- 1 cup peeled and chopped cucumber (about 1 small)
- 4 ounces cubed feta cheese
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- Warmth a big grill pan over medium excessive warmth coated with cooking spray. Add two items of pita bread and brush with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Grill for about 2 minutes (till grill marks seem), flip and grill one other couple of minutes. Take away from pan and repeat with remaining pita. Reduce every pita into eighths.
- In a shallow serving dish, unfold out hummus on backside of dish.
- Warmth Libby’s corn in microwave for 50 seconds. Drain and layer over hummus.
- Layer bell pepper, then cucumber after which feta. Sprinkle with olives and serve with heat pita wedges for dipping.
Scoop it up with grilled pita wedges and also you get heat, cool, crunchy and creamy multi functional chunk.
Not solely an ideal appetizer for upcoming holidays and soccer recreation days, however this dip is makes a mighty tasty lunch, too. (Sure, I converse from expertise.)
What’s your favourite quickie appetizer to throw collectively for entertaining? I all the time want new concepts – would love to listen to from you!
