Sunrise Ruby

I made hummus today to take to a group birthday party for a bunch of babies who all turned 1 this summer.

• 4 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 jar roasted red peppers, drained and rinsed
• 5 cloves garlic (which I pan roasted)
• 3 Tbsp. tahini
• 4-5 Tbsp. olive oil
• handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
• juice of 1 lemon
• salt to taste

I just tossed all the ingredients into the food processor and let it go until it was smooth, like hummus.  It’s tasty, but I think I could’ve added more garlic.  At the party this afternoon I’ll serve it with celery sticks, carrot sticks, and grape tomatoes.  I think it would also be great on a veggie wrap.

I imagine that some of the babies at the party will try the hummus.  For a baby less than a year old, you could omit the lemon juice.  It apparently makes a good snack for preggos, too–I’m using carrot sticks to shovel large quantities of it into my mouth as I type.