Roasted Red Capsicum Dip

[CreamPuff63]

Makes: 2 cups

Ingredients:
1 clove garlic
4 red capsicums
400g can chickpeas, drained
2T tahini
2T lemon juice
2T olive oil
1T water
1/2t ground paprika
1/2t ground cumin
freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
cracked black pepper and fresh basil flower, to garnish
crackers, carrot and cucumber sticks and radishes, to serve

Preparation:
Put garlic clove in TM 8 secs, Speed 8.
Cut capsicums into quarters. Remove any seeds and membranes. Place skin side up on a greased oven tray.
Cook under a hot grill for about 15 minutes (or in moderatae oven for about 30 mins), or until skins blister and blacken. Place in a large snap-lock bag. Seal, stand and cool.
Peel away and discard capsicum skin. Place flesh in TM with chickpeas, tahini, juice, oil, water, garlic, paprika and cumin. Process on Speed 4 until smooth. Stir in basil on Reverse, Speed 2.
Garnish with cracked pepper and basil flower. Serve with crackers, carrot, cucumber sticks and radishes.

Source: New Idea

[Cuilidh]

This looks lovely, CP63, thanks for converting and sharing it.

[cookie1]

I didn't notice this. It sounds delicious.

[CreamPuff63]

no worries, theres a few recipes in this latest edition that look very convertible

[Twitterpated]

Have you tried this one CP or just converted it. I only ask as I would like to know if the taste of the chickpeas comes through. I often entertain a certain group of friends and they don't really like them. No probs here, I love them.

[CreamPuff63]

we found this to be delicious. I only had 4 x smallish capsicums, and next time I would also like to try 4 larger capsicums as there is a nice zestiness that comes through. I wouldn't say the chickpeas were an overpowering element at all, but would say its more of a texture. Would be interested to know that if you served it and not told them about the chickpeas if they could detect it 

[Twitterpated]

That's what I was intending to do CP63 but thought I would ask first in case the taste was obvious. 

[thermo18]

My dd is going to love this, she is having a few people over on Saturday for her birthday and will go down a treat 

[DK3000]

I made this dip for New Years Eve, it was delicious, and friends were all raving about it!

I made a mistake though, and had it processing too high speed for too long, but I found that it made it quite nice, smooth and fluffy, rather than chunkier type hummus. 

Also used capsicum from a jar I needed to finish off so it probably ended up with a little more oil than the recipe states.

Fantastic recipe, thank you!

DK

[cookie1]

I still have some of the chick peas I bought up in Kununurra. This sounds a lovely way to use them. All I have to do is remember to soak them the night before.