This is one of my favorite party snacks (just made this plate last night for some friends), it has plenty of fiber, protein and good fats. The kids love to take it in their lunch too!
hummus
stuff you’ll need:
1 can organic garbanzo beans (15 oz) – drained
4 garlic cloves – pressed or finely chopped
2 tbls tahini (it’s basically sesame seed butter)
¼ cup cream of wheat cereal (or similar hot cereal)
½ red pepper (about a ½ chopped)
2 tbls lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
½ tsp dulse (optional, just don’t us salt)
what to do with the stuff:
Dump all the stuff in (except the olive oil) into your VitaMixer (or food processor) and pulse several times. Next slowly pour in olive oil slowly and blend until smooth and creamy.
pita chips
stuff you’ll need:
1 package whole wheat pita pocket bread (usually 6 per package)
olive oil
cream of wheat cereal (or similar hot cereal)
what to do with the stuff:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut the entire package of pita bread into half (so now you have 12 half moon pieces)
- Take each half and carefully separate each half by tearing the pockets open into halves (so now you should have 24 half moon pieces)
- Brush each of the 24 half moon pieces (both sides) lightly with some olive oil
- Cut all the 24 half moon pieces into half (now you have 48) and each of those into half so now you have 96 pieces of pita bread (that should look like a chip)
- Place on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with lightly with the cream of wheat
- Cook for 6min
- Flip and cook for 6 more min
* All ovens cooks differently so just keep an eye on them, cook them too long and they will burn, don’t cook them enough and they will not be crunchy. You will want to err on the well done side, but it is a small window, after a batch or two you will get the hang of it!
