Mistaken Lentil Dip

Submitted by bernettavan

"This is a recipe I made as I opened the wrong can from my pantry. I thought I was opening chick peas for hummus, but I opened Lentils, as it turns out I didn't actually have any chick peas anyway... I have to say it is one of the best mistakes I've made in the kitchen:)"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (19 ounce) can lentils
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon more if you like curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 dash cayenne
• 2 -3 pickled jalapeno peppers, pieces to taste
• jalapeno pickle juice
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 crushed garlic cloves
• salt
• pepper
• juice of one lime
• lime zest

directions

1. Put all ingredients in a blender of food processor and mix till very smooth, you may need to add a tablespoon of water or two. Be patient, mix it and continue to blend til very smooth.
2. I put some of this mixture on the bottom of a small oven safe dish, covered with 1 cup or more of a variety of white cheeses and baked under the broiler for 4 minutes, served with pita wedges -- soooo good!

Reviews

[Dreamer in Ontario]

This is a tasty little dip and so quick to whip up. It's easy to adjust the heat, too. I drained and rinsed the lentils before using and didn't find that I needed to add any water. I did use a bit of the jalapeno juice. I also tried baking some with white cheese as suggested. Very good. Made for Spring 2013 PAC