{"id":659,"date":"2010-02-06T17:58:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T07:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/?p=659"},"modified":"2021-02-08T22:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T12:43:35","slug":"cumin-spinach-chickpea-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/2010\/02\/06\/cumin-spinach-chickpea-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumin Spinach Chickpea Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Try this easy recipe that is not only healthy but versatile as a dip or as a substitute for mashed potato.<\/span>
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Makes about 3 cups<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>\n

400g canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained<\/p>\n

1 cup (200g) chopped, blanched spinach<\/p>\n

1 cup thick Greek-style yoghurt<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste<\/p>\n

2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/p>\n

Salt & pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup chopped semi-dried or cherry tomatoes<\/p>\n

Cracked pepper toasts (see below)<\/p>\n

Method<\/span><\/h4>\n
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  • Puree chickpeas, spinach and half the yoghurt.<\/li>\n
  • Add lime juice, garlic, cumin, salt & pepper and remaining yoghurt.<\/li>\n
  • Stir in chopped tomatoes.<\/li>\n
  • Serve with toasts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Notes:\u00a0 For a thicker consistency, drain yoghurt in a sieve lined with muslin or Chux, or through a coffee filter for 30 minutes to overnight. Substitute cumin with nutmeg.\u00a0 Add 1-2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Chickpeas could be substituted with cannelloni beans. Serve with vegetable batons, such as carrots, zucchini, capsicum, snow peas, celery.<\/em><\/p>\n

    CRACKED PEPPER TOASTS <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Serves 4-6<\/p>\n

    3 rounds wholemeal pita bread<\/p>\n

    olive oil or spray<\/p>\n

    1\/3 cup grated parmesan<\/p>\n

    cracked black pepper, to sprinkle<\/p>\n

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    • Tear or cut pita bread into wedges.<\/li>\n
    • Spray or brush bread with oil, sprinkle with parmesan and pepper.<\/li>\n
    • Place on a baking tray and bake in a hot oven (200\u00b0C) for 10 minutes or until crisp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Notes:\u00a0 These can be prepared and stored in an airtight container for up to a week. Substitute parmesan with sesame, poppy, fennel or cumin seeds or sea salt.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Try this easy recipe that is not only healthy but versatile as a dip or as a substitute for mashed potato. Makes about 3 cups Ingredients 400g canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 cup (200g) chopped, blanched spinach 1 cup thick Greek-style yoghurt 2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7,120,62],"tags":[155,69,4,133,51,145],"class_list":["post-659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-easy-recipes","category-radio-food-segments","category-dips","category-yoghurt","tag-dips","tag-legumes","tag-radio","tag-recipes","tag-vegetable","tag-yoghurt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1170,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659\/revisions\/1170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigidtreloar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}