Lemony Hummus With Spicy Whole-wheat Pita Chips

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (garbanzo beans)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 6 mini whole wheat pita bread, split in half horizontally
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 to prepare hummus, combine first 8 ingredients in a food processor; or use your immersion blender and process until smooth.
• 3 to prepare chips, combine 2 teaspoons cumin and next 3 ingredients (through red pepper).
• 4 cut each pita half into 4 wedges.
• 5 arrange pita wedges on a baking sheet.
• 6 lightly coat pita with cooking spray. sprinkle cumin mixture evenly over pita.
• 7 bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until crisp.
• 8 serve with hummus and enjoy!