Recipes: Side Dishes

Servings 10| Prep Time 5 mins | Total time 5 mins

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
2 to 4 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 garlic clove minced
3/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation:

1. Add the garbanzo beans, 2 tablespoons of water, the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. If needed, add additional water to thin out the hummus and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to your taste preference. 
2. Store covered in the refrigerator.

REFERENCE:
Recipe from https://www.thewholesomedish.com/simple-hummus-without-tahini/

Serves 2 cups| Prep Time 10 mins | Total time 10 mins

Ingredients:

2 15-ounce (425 g) cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes*, slightly drained
1 serrano or jalapeño pepper (more or less depending on preferred spice level), stems and seeds removed
1 cup (~16 g) chopped fresh cilantro, large stems removed
1 lime, juiced (~3 Tbsp or 45 ml)
1/2 cup (55 g) chopped white or red onion (or sub green onion)
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp sea salt
1 clove garlic, crushed (or 1 tsp garlic-infused oil)
*optional: stevia or cane sugar to taste
*optional: 2-4 Tbsp (30-60 g) diced mild green chilies (for extra heat)

Preparation:

1. Add tomatoes, pepper, cilantro, lime, onion, cumin, salt, and garlic to food processor or blender and pulse to mix. You're looking for a well-blended but semi-chunky salsa.
2. Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt for saltiness, lime for acidity, garlic for kick/zing, cilantro for herb flavor, pepper or mild green chilies for heat, or a little stevia or sugar to sweeten/offset heat.
3. Store leftovers in a well-sealed container in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 1 month.

REFERENCE:
Recipe from https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-red-salsa/

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 (14 ounce) nonfat Greek yogurt
apple slices or graham crackers

Preparation:

1.Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla, and spices.
2.Lightly fold in yogurt.
3.Chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.

Ingredients:

1 large mango, diced
1 jalapeno, seeds removed, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 large red bell pepper, diced
1/2 large red onion, diced
1/2 lime, juiced
salt to taste.

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Toss well to blend and allow to chill before serving.