Sunbeam LC8900 Recipes, Guacamole, ripe avocados, peeled, seeds removed 1 clove garlic, Hummus

Recipes

Guacamole

2 ripe avocados, peeled, seeds removed

1 clove garlic

1 tablespoon lemon juice dash Tabasco sauce

1 jalapeno chili, sliced (optional)

¼cup fresh coriander leaves 1 small red onion, quartered 1 tomato, quartered

1.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, process the avocado, garlic, juice, Tabasco, chili and coriander leaves for 10 seconds. Add onion and tomato and process until just chopped.

2.Transfer mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Serve with corn chips and salsa.

Hummus

420g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

¼cup tahini paste

¼cup lemon juice

¼cup water

¼cup olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

½teaspoon ground cumin

½teaspoon salt

1.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, process all ingredients until smooth.

2.Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

Serving suggestions: Serve hummus with toasted pita crisps; simply cut pita bread into triangles, brush with olive oil and season with a little salt and cumin seeds. Bake in oven at 200 °C for about 5 minutes or until crisp.

Baba Ghanoush

2 large eggplants

3 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons tahini

¼cup lemon juice

¼teaspoon sweet paprika

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1.Pierce eggplants all over with a fork. Cook eggplants under a griller until the skin blackens and the flesh is soft. Allow eggplants to cool for 20 minutes before removing skin. Then drain for 10 minutes.

2.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, process all ingredients until smooth.

3.Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

Herbed Mushroom Pate

300g mushrooms

1 onion, quartered

50g butter or margarine

200g cream cheese, cubed

1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1.Using the processing bowl fitted with the variable slicing blade, feed the mushrooms into the feed tube a few at a time and using the food pusher slice the mushrooms, remove.

2.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, process onions until just chopped.

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