Too Hot to Cook Challenge: Day 2
Tomorrow is CSA day, which means today I’m lucky if I have anything left from it. π
Note to self: If your box is 2/3 fruit, 2/3 of your box will be gone on day one.
What I do have left is some jalapenos. And a few peaches. Oh, and like 2 cloves of garlic.
Here’s the plan:
Spiced hummus, w/peaches and cream smoothies to tame the spice.
Here’s the approach:
Make your hummus. If you have never made it before, you will be amazed by how easy it is. π Here is your basic hummus recipe:
One 15-ounce can garbanzo beans
1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh preferred
1/4 cup tahini
Half of a large garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving (I use Bari)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon kosher salt, depending on taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 to 3 tablespoons waterDash of ground paprika for serving
Combine all ingredients, minus the paprika, in a blender or food processor. Process until creamy and smooth. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of paprika.
For my *spiced* hummus, add to the basic recipe, before :
1 jalapeno, stem and membrane removed
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Puree until smooth.
Serve with pita, pita chips and/or veggies. And breathmints.
Now, for the smoothies.
In a blender (that has been washed really well and doesn’t smell like hummus), toss in:
4 peaches that have been pitted, halved and frozen. Peel if desired, before freezing, preferrably.
1 cup vanilla greek yogurt
Dash of vanilla
Dash of cinnamon
Puree until creamy. Thin as needed with a milk of your choosing. I thin mine with vanilla flavored kefir. π
Serves two large smoothies or four half sized ones. π
These would be SO good frozen in popsicle molds for the kids this summer!
Quick, easy, fresh and packed with protein…all without the heat of the oven. Sounds great to me!