Spicy Black Bean Hummus

I made this in about 3 minutes.  Simple would be an understatement.  It is a little spicy, but good.  I didn't use the Pita Chips because I was using it on pitas for breakfast.  Would make again.

Spicy Black Bean Hummus

Photo by ALB

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 2 1/2 tablespoons hummus and 4 chips)

Ingredients
1 garlic clove, peeled (used 3)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon tahini (roasted sesame seed paste) (heaping)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small jalapeño pepper, chopped (about 2 tablespoons) (mine was a bit big...I seeded but didn't de-rib)
Dash of crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Dash of ground red pepper
1 (6-ounce) bag pita chips (such as Stacy's Simply Naked)

Preparation
1. Place garlic in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, black beans, jalapeño pepper, and crushed red pepper; process until smooth. Spoon bean mixture into a medium bowl, and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Sprinkle with ground red pepper.  (I added the oil and ground red pepper into the processor since I was using at a later time). Serve with pita chips.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 148; Calories from fat: 0.0%; Fat: 6.2g; Saturated fat: 0.7g; Monounsaturated fat: 1.2g; Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g; Protein: 4.5g;  Carbohydrate: 20.6g; Fiber: 3.5g; Cholesterol: 0.0mg; Iron: 1.7mg; Sodium: 381mg; Calcium: 16mg

Cooking Light JANUARY 2009

Without the chips, the NI from My Fitness Pal was
Calories: 148; Carbohydrate: 9; Fat: 3; Protein: 4; Sodium: 236; Fiber: 3

Garlic - Garlic (1 Clove, Raw), 3 clove (3g)
Mc Realemon - Lemon Juice, 6 teaspoon
Krinos - Tahini (Imported), 1 Tbsp (37 g)
Spices - Cumin, 1 tsp
Kroger - Coarse Kosher Salt, 1/4 tsp
Aldi Dakota's Pride - Canned Black Beans, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)
Raw - Jalepeno Peppers, 1 Peppers (14 grams)
Mccormick - Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, 1/8 tsp (0.8 g)
Mccormick - Ground Cayenne Red Pepper (Gourmet Collection), 1/8 tsp
Kroger - *Pure Olive Oil, 0.67 Tbsp