Happy Healthy Veggie

yummmm… sweet potatoes… so good and delicious… Why not add sweet potatoes to chickpeas and get an amazing creamy, rich, sweet fall inspired Sweet Potato Hummus Dip?

Well, yesterday I baked an extra sweet potato and blended it up with some healthy chickpeas to make an amazing hummus that my husband and I tore up:)

This makes a huge bowl- big enough to bring to a party this Holiday Season.

We put the large bowl of delicious Sweet Potato Hummus on a plate, along with some organic granny smith apple slices and Ezekiel pita bread for dipping. I had to stop myself from eating the whole bowl- yeah it’s that good. This would also be delicious served with some healthy homemade Cinnamon Apple Chips!

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sized organic baked Sweet Potato, cooled and skin removed
• 1 can of Chickpeas, about 1 1/2 cups (I used 365 no salt added for this)
• 1 tbsp organic coconut oil, I used Spectrum Organic Virgin)
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Organic Maple Syrup (I used Coombs, Grade B) Use more for a sweeter taste
• 2 tbsp non dairy milk (I used West Soy unsweetened organic soy milk, but almond milk would also be really good) You can omit this and add more oil- if you like

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in your blender and Blend!!!
2. Taste and adjust
3. Put and in bowl.
4. EAT UP!!!!!

Makes 4 Huge servings

The Healthy: per serving: Cals: 158, Protein: 5g. Carbs: 26g, Fat: 5g

Grab your ingredients and grab your blender.

That bowl of hummus is as big as Noah’s head- it’s about the color of his hair to!

delicious & thick Sweet Potato Hummus

I added another sprinkle of Cinnamon and drizzle of Maple Syrup

Perfect for dipping those organic apples!

Easy Ezekiel pita bread. Simply cut a piece of pita bread in triangles, dash with cinnamon and bake at 300 for about 10 minutes or until a little crispy.

O.K.- I have to admit that I have walked by Artichokes many times in the grocery store and have done a double take, but I have been a little nervous about bringing one home to cook. Silly, I know- food is fun the experiment with- so when I saw that Whole Foods had artichokes on special-I grabbed one up. It was not nearly as intimidating as I thought to make a delicious artichoke appetizer for my family. This is really easy and my son- who does not normally like yogurt- really liked the dipping sauce, It’s a Winner!!!

The sauce makes way more than you need- but I love yogurt- so I just spooned up the rest- Yum! You could easily do 2 tbsp each of yogurt and salsa and have plenty of dipping sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1 Artichoke

For Sauce:

• 1/2 cup organic unsweetened plain yogurt (I love Whole Soy Plain unsweetened)
• 1/4 cup salsa (I used 365 Peach Mango)

Directions:

1. Cut the stem off of artichoke and remove tough stems at base. Cut about 1 inch off the top and trim thorns.
2. Grab a medium sized microwave safe bowl and place about 1 inch of water in the bowl. If desired, add a little squeeze of lemon juice.
3. Cover and nuke about 6-8 minutes.
4. Allow to cool a few minutes and drain water.
5. Place Artichoke on a plate.
6. To make the sauce, combine yogurt and salsa and adjust to your taste.