¼ teaspoon ground cumin
½ cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
DIRECTIONS
- Rinse and drain chick peas. Soak in water for 4 hours or, preferably,
overnight. - Drain and discard the water.
- Place the chick peas in a saucepan. Cover the chick peas with 2 inches of
water, and bring to a boil. - Cook on low heat for 1 hour, or until the skin cracks or the chick peas are
tender. - In a blender, combine the chick peas, tahini, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic,
cumin, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth; if too thick, add water. - Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Cocoa and Coconut Bananas
SERVINGS: 4
PREPARATION TIME: 10 min.
INGREDIENTS
4 teaspoons cocoa powder
4 teaspoons toasted unsweetened coconut
2 bananas, sliced
DIRECTIONS
- Place the cocoa and coconut on separate plates.
- Roll each banana slice in the cocoa powder, shake off the excess, then
dip in coconut.
Almond Ricotta Crème
SERVINGS: 1
PREPARATION TIME: 10 min.