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Guacamole
2 ripe avocados, peeled, seeds removed
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon lemon juice
dash Tabasco sauce
1 jalapeno chili, sliced (optional)
¼ cup fresh coriander leaves
1 small red onion, quartered
1 tomato, quartered
1. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, process the avocado,
garlic, juice, Tabasco, chili and coriander
leaves for 10 seconds. Add onion and
tomato and process until just chopped.
2. Transfer mixture to a bowl and refrigerate
for 1 hour before serving.
Serve with corn chips and salsa.
Hummus
420g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
¼ cup tahini paste
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup water
¼ cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
1. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, process all ingredients
until smooth.
2. Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate
for 1-2 hours before serving.
Serving suggestions:
Serve hummus with
toasted pita crisps; simply cut pita bread into
triangles, brush with olive oil and season with
a little salt and cumin seeds. Bake in oven at
200 °C for about 5 minutes or until crisp.
Baba Ghanoush
2 large eggplants
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons tahini
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Pierce eggplants all over with a fork.
Cook eggplants under a griller until the
skin blackens and the flesh is soft. Allow
eggplants to cool for 20 minutes before
removing skin. Then drain for 10 minutes.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, process all ingredients
until smooth.
3. Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate
for 1-2 hours before serving.
Herbed Mushroom Pate
300g mushrooms
1 onion, quartered
50g butter or margarine
200g cream cheese, cubed
1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1. Using the processing bowl fitted with
the
variable slicing blade
, feed the
mushrooms into the feed tube a few at a
time and using the food pusher slice the
mushrooms, remove.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, process onions until just
chopped.
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