Fiery Five Pepper Hummus

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"Wake up your tastebuds with this twist on traditional hummus. Five different peppers combined with spices are the perfect complement to pita chips or baked whole wheat crackers. You may seed the peppers if you prefer a little less heat."

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PREP TIME	20 Min
READY IN	20 Min
Original recipe yield 3 cups

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, liquid reserved
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
5 tablespoons chopped canned banana peppers
1 Cubanelle pepper
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 serrano peppers, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced

DIRECTIONS

Combine half the garbanzo beans with half the jalapeno, banana, Cubanelle, bell, and serrano peppers in a blender or bowl of a food processor. Add the olive oil, red pepper flakes to taste, cumin, sesame seeds, cayenne pepper, and garlic. Blend or pulse until well mixed. Stir in the remaining garbanzo beans and peppers. Pour in 1 tablespoon reserved garbanzo bean liquid, or amount required, to thin mixture to desired consistency, and blend until smooth.

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Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2007 by { Heidi }

A word of caution: the longer it sits, the hotter it gets! When I wrote this recipe, I had... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2007 by opal~/~dragonfly

I thought this was great! Great job, SiNsGirl, and nice pic! MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2007 by outnumbered

YUM. I love hummus, and I like it hot. I want to eat this all day, but I'll pay for it... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2008 by RACHEL1070

Author was correct, don't let it sit too long Look on this site there are about three other... MORE

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{ Heidi }

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Wheaton, Illinois, USA Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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