Small Plates: Green Pea Hummus

Name: Small Plates: Green Pea Hummus
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 454 grams frozen baby sweet peas, thawed; 1 garlic clove, grated on microplane grater or pressed through garlic press; 2 Tbsps juice from one lemon; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 8 servings salt and freshly cracked black pepper

The recipe Small Plates: Green Pea Hummus could satisfy your middl eastern craving in about 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 107 calories. For 44 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 8. 441 person have tried and liked this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegan diet. If you have baby peas, through garlic press, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Set aside 1/4 cup peas for garnish.

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Peas

Place remaining peas, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice in bowl of food processor and process until smooth puree is formed, scraping down sides as necessary, about 30 seconds total.

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Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Garlic

Peas

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Food Processor

Bowl

Transfer hummus to serving bowl, sprinkle with remaining whole peas, drizzle with additional extra-virgin olive oil, and serve with crostini or pita bread.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Pita

Crostini

Hummus

Peas

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Bowl

For Green Pea Hummus with Mint and Feta: Follow directions for Green Pea Hummus adding 1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint leaves and 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese along with other ingredients to food processor in step

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Mint

Feta Cheese

Hummus

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Food Processor

Serve garnished with additional chopped mint and crumbled feta.

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Feta Cheese

Mint

For Green Pea Hummus with Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano: Follow directions for Green Pea Hummus adding 1 ounce of grated Pecorino Romano and extra 1 teaspoon coarsely cracked black pepper along with other ingredients to food processor in step

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Cracked Black Peppercorns