Smoky Chipotle Hummus

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained (chickpeas)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 whole chipotle pepper, from canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained
• 6 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• warm pita bread (store bought or home made) or pita chips (store bought or home made)

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, blend garbanzo beans and next 7 ingredients in processor until smooth.
• 2 add red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, cilantro, salt and pepper. pulse process, using on/off turns, until coarsely chopped.
• 3 transfer hummus to medium bowl. cover and chill until ready to serve. bring to room temperature before serving. accompany with warm pita or pita chips. can be made 2 days ahead.allows flavors to develop!