Hummus Pita Sandwiches from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Hummus Pita Sandwiches from Healthy Diabetic Recipes
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If you are unsure whether this Hummus Pita Sandwiches recipe is suitable for your personal diabetic diet, please consult your doctor or a qualified nutritionalist.



“Another article of cuisine that offends the bowels of unused Britons is garlic. Not uncommonly in southern climes an egg with a shell on is the only procurable animal food without garlic in it. Flatulence and looseness are the frequent results.”
~ Dr. T. K. Chambers, A Manuel of Diet In Health and Disease (1875)


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Hummus Pita Sandwiches Recipe


Recipe Ingredients:

2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 can chick-peas - (15 oz), undrained
1 garlic clove - (to 2), peeled
1/4 cup parsley sprigs - (loosely packed)
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
4 pita breads
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, sliced
1 cup alfalfa sprouts, rinsed, drained
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese

 

Recipe Instructions:

Toast sesame seeds in small nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet and cool.

Drain chick-peas; reserve liquid.

Place garlic in food processor. Process until minced. Add chick-peas, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil and pepper. Process until almost smooth, scraping sides of bowl once. If mixture is very thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons reserved chick-pea liquid. Pour hummus into medium bowl. Stir in sesame seeds.

Cut pita breads in half. Spread about 3 tablespoons hummus in each pita bread half. Divide tomatoes, cucumber slices and alfalfa sprouts evenly among pita breads. Sprinkle with feta cheese.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 402; Calories from fat 22%; Total Fat 11g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 15g; Carbohydrates 67g; Cholesterol 7mg; Sodium 758mg; Dietary Fiber 11g.

Comments: Hummus, made of mashed, cooked garbanzo beans, has Mediterranean origins. Although hummus is used as a protein-packed sandwich spread in this recipe, it is also a healthful dip for crudites or wedges of toasted pita bread.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-28-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4






“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”
~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.


 

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This Hummus Pita Sandwiches Recipe may also be ideal for anyone following the Atkins diet, or seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake for other reasons.