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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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sounds great AG...i have some extra nori from last time i made sushi...i think ill give it a try
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Mmmmm....ok I know what I am buying this week
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I hope you guys like it. It's really yummy on some crusty bread.
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Aww AG,it sounds just awfulbut if you like it and it's healthy,good for you
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Yeah, I know the beets might be a little icky for some. But, you can always substitute them with something else, or leave them out all together.
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You could use spinach instead of beets (if you don't like them, lol). I'm already thinking of what else I could put into it
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I love beets! I will give it a try Where do we send the Michelin star?
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Yes, you can experiment with the veggies. I love beets so I've never had a need to find a substitute. The tuna gives it a really yummy flavor, but I now use the seaweed because it's the only substitute I could find that would give me that fishy flavor.
And that star can come on down to Miami, F. L. A.
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I often crave beets and tuna like mad, so this will be sooo good to eat
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A-G,it's not the beets,I like beets and Chick-peas,it's the see-weed I have a problem with
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hazel loves beets and the ricotta cheese would be okay...but madame hazel wouldn't allow the rest of the recipe to cross our lips... She's not fussy...just stubborn!
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OH! You can leave it out totally, or you can add tuna. The first time I had it, it was just beets, chick peas and tuna. My adaptation is just trying to find a totally veg alternative.
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Maybe .... but I wouldn't want to
the important thing is that YOU like it Really ? I think it's time for a pregnancy test |
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wait..do most people not like beets?????
how??!? beets are amazing!!!! I never tried them out of a can...but mmmmm beeeeets the only thing im unsure bout here is the nori sushi was an aquired taste for me.
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It's best made with tuna, but the nori is the only way I can give it that fishy taste I like.
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