Red Pepper Bean Dip With Toasted Pita Chips Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS WITH HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, place the chickpeas and red bell pepper. On a cutting board, mash the garlic cloves with 1/4 teaspoon of salt to a smooth paste with the side of a knife, then add this to the processor along with the crushed red pepper, tahini, water, 4 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, cumin, and pepper and process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding salt and additional lemon juice, if necessary, to taste. Transfer to a wide shallow bowl for serving and use the back of a serving spoon to form a well in the center of the hummus. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle the top with the parsley, and paprika. Serve at room temperature, with pita chips for dipping.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine the olive oil, garlic, and Essence in a small bowl and whisk to mix. Brush the mixture evenly over the rough (inside portion) of each pita bread half. Stack the pita breads and cut into quarters. Arrange the pita pieces evenly on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
• Published by William Morrow, 1993.

TOASTED PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut each pita bread in quarters and each quarter in half to make 8 triangles. Place them in a single layer on a sheet pan and sprinkle lightly with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for about 10 minutes, until crisp, turning once.

WHITE BEAN DIP WITH PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the beans, garlic, lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, and parsley in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the bean puree to a small bowl.
• Cut each pita in half and then into 8 wedges. Arrange the pita wedges on a large baking sheet. Pour the remaining oil over the pitas. Toss and spread out the wedges evenly. Sprinkle with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until toasted and golden in color.
• Serve the pita toasts warm or at room temperature alongside the bean puree.

WHITE BEAN AND CILANTRO DIP WITH TOASTED PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Special equipment: food processor
• In a food processor add all ingredients and blend until smooth, adding more olive oil to loosen dip, if needed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight, then serve with Toasted Pita Chips.
• Toasted Pita Chips:
• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Split the pita pockets along the edge to make 2 circles. Slice the garlic cloves in half and rub both sides of the pita disks with the cut side of the garlic. Stack a few pita halves at a time and like a pizza, cut them into 8 wedges. Arrange the wedges on 2 baking sheets and drizzle with olive oil. Mix and toss the wedges with your hands then sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. To store, let cool and put in an air tight container or plastic bag.

RED PEPPER BEAN DIP WITH TOASTED PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Dip:.
• In a medium - sized pot combine the juice of the entire lemon and the olive oil and whisk.
• Add the Baked Beans and Stir.
• Add in the spices, Almonds and Garlic Cloves and Immersion Blend or place in the blender until smooth.
• Add the Red Peppers and Blend until Smooth.
• Place in a tight tupperware to chill.
• Pita Chips:.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Prepare a non greased cookie sheet.
• Combine the olive oil and spice in a bowl and stir quickly with a fork.
• Using an egg brush, brush both sides of each pita piece with the olive oil mixture and place on the pan.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until crisp but not burnt.
• Serve with the dip.

WHITE-BEAN DIP WITH TOASTED PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine cannellini beans, olive oil, lemon juice; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Puree until smooth.
• Place puree in a serving bowl, and lightly sprinkle chili powder over the top, if desired. Serve dip with toasted pita chips.

PITA POINTS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat Broiler.
• Cut the top and bottom 1/2" of the pepper off.
• Remove the stem carefully from the top.
• Pull the seeds and veins out of the middle of the pepper.
• Cut one side of the pepper and lay it out flat, skin side down so you can remove the remaining portion of the veins.
• Lay resulting pepper strip and the top & bottom on a cookie sheet, skin side up.
• Broil peppers 3 inches from the heat for 5 minutes until they start to get splotchy (use an upside down pan under them to get them closer if needed).
• Turn pan 180* and broil another 3-5 minutes until the skin is charred (you can tell when it starts to puff that they are ready).
• Put the peppers in a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove skin & discard.
• Reduce the oven to 200°F
• Cut the pita into eighths (pizza cutter works great).
• Place on cookie sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• In a medium skillet, heat the oil.
• Saute the onion until soft, then add the garlic, cumin, and jalapeno.
• Continue to saute for 1 minute or until the garlic is fragrant.
• Place all ingredients in a food processor (except pita) and process until smooth.
• Adjust seasoning with sea salt & black pepper.
• Serve dip with toasted pita, cover and refrigerate left-over dip.

WHITE BEAN AND ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Place the drained beans, red peppers, salt, basil (or cumin), paprika, garlic cloves, olive oil, and vinegar in a food processor. Pulse until smooth.
• Serve as is or refrigerate until later. Will keep perfectly at on outdoor party/tailgate!