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Old September 4th, 2009, 09:19 AM
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Healthy garbanzo & beet spread

This is VERY easy to make.

Ingredients

13oz can Garbanzo beans (chick peas) - drained
5.5 oz can beets - drained
1/4 cup Nori (any kind of seaweed)
less than 1/4 cup of part skim ricotta cheese
1 tbsp lite Caesar dressing.

Toast the seaweed for about 6-7 minutes in a 350 oven. Don't toast too long or it will be bitter. When crispy, take out and crush.

In a food processor pulse the garbanzo's and beets. When they are mixed but still chunky, take out half of the mix and put in a bowl. To the mix still in the processor add the seaweed, dressing and ricotta cheese and blend until smooth.

Add the smooth to the chunky mix in the bowl. I do this to give it a little texture.

The seaweed is salty, so you don't need to add extra salt. You can substitute the seaweed with a can of tuna. I used to make it with tuna, but since going veg, I don't eat fish, and the seaweed gives this a bit of a fishy flavor I like.

This is really easy to make, not expensive. The most expensive ingredient for me was the seaweed, and I was able to purchase a small bag at Whole Foods for $3.99. I got the cheapest bag.

I spread this on tortillas, crackers and toasted bread. I'm even thinking I can make appetizers with these by putting them in little puff pastry shells.
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