Indian Spiced Chickpea Soup

Ingredients
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cans chickpeas, drained
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• Salt and pepper
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 (14-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
• Warm pita, any flavor or variety, toasted

Directions
Heat a medium pot with extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onions, cook 2 to 3 minutes. Grind the chickpeas and onion and garlic in food processor. Place mix to pot and cook 5 minutes. Season the chickpeas with cumin, cardamom, turmeric, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Stir in stock, then tomatoes. Simmer soup 5 to 10
minutes to combine flavors. Serve with warm pita for dipping.

Fajita Bean Dip

Absolutely delicious dip for veggies or spread for burritos!

1 can garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 c. cashews
1/3 c. sundried tomatoes
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 lemon juiced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 Tb. nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp. cumin
2 tsp. chili powder
2/3 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt

Process or blend until creamy.

CREDIT GOES TO: Tandi

Hummus

Best Hummus I’ve had. Its great on tortillas.

1 can garbanzo beans, undrained

1 Tb. lemon juice

1 Tb. Tahini (buy at Whole Foods, Good Earth, Sunflower Market)

1 clove garlic

2 tsp. olive oil

1/2 tsp. salt

process in the food processor until creamy.

**this is really good on wraps instead of veganaise, it's lower in fat and calories.

CREDIT GOES TO: Tandi