Fattoush Dip: The Rainbow Snack Of Our Dreams

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Ready to kick your home cooking game into high gear? Join blogger and Instagram sensation Izy Hossack and rejuvenate your go-to dishes into impressive, photogenic masterpieces. You love fattoush, and you love hummus. Wait til you see this rainbow-hued fattoush dip. 

I prefer this purple dip made with red kidney beans to its more common chickpea-based cousin hummus, as it's easier to make it smooth, light, and creamy. (Seriously, I'm never going to hand-peel a bowl of cooked chick peas just to get smooth hummus.) I swirl the resulting pastel puree onto a platter and top it with a mixture of herbs, tomatoes, greens, and pomegranate seeds, with a cinnamon–lemon dressing inspired by the Middle Eastern salad called "fattoush." Serve with homemade pita chips and you have one impressive and beautiful sharing plate of food. 

Gluten Free: Serve with certified gluten-free crackers or corn tortilla chips.

Reprinted with permission from The Savvy Cook

Fattoush Dip: The Rainbow Snack Of Our Dreams
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You love fattoush, and you love hummus. We feel you. Wait til you see Izy Hossack's delicious, nutritious rainbow-hued fattoush dip.
Servings
3
to 4
Ingredients
  • 1 1/3 cups cooked red kidney beans
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • salt
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • Handful cherry tomatoes
  • 2 radishes
  • Handful arugula or pea shoots
  • Handful cilantro
  • Handful mint leaves
  • 1 scallion
  • Handful pomegranate seeds (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 batch pita chips, a few pita breads or crackers
Directions
  1. Using a handheld blender or a countertop blender, blend all the dip ingredients together until smooth. Transfer the dip to a serving plate, spread it out slightly, then top with the salad ingredients.
  2. In a jar with a screw-on lid, combine all the dressing ingredients, put on the lid, and shake to mix.
  3. Pour the dressing over the salad and dip, then serve with pita chips, pita bread, or crackers for dipping.
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