Healthy Snack time:) Oat Crackers with Classic middle eastern Dip HUMMUS a hot food trend!!

Simple, Healthy, and Tasty snack!!!!!

I will say Oats Makeover Cracker :)

Oat Crackers with Hummus!!!

Oat Crackers

Ingredients	Quantity
Olive oil	2 Tablespoon
Rolled oats	1 cup
Whole wheat flour	¼ cup
Whole egg	1 beaten
Sea salt	½ tea spoon
Dried herb mix (oregano, thyme, basil)	2 teaspoon
Walnuts	1/3 cup
Flax seeds	¼ cup

Method:

• Pre heat the oven to 350 F. lightly grease the cookie tray.

• Blend the oats and walnuts coarsely.

• In a mixing bowl add coarse oats mix, wheat flour, salt, dried herbs and mix well.

• Add oil and egg to the above mixture and make soft dough out of it.

• Break off walnut size pieces of dough and roll into balls, with a rolling pin roll out thin crackers out of it.

• Spread out the flax seeds on large shallow dish, and cover both the sides of crackers with flax seeds.

• Place the crackers on the cookie tray spacing well apart, bake for 12 to 15 minutes until slight golden.

• Leave to cool off for 3 to 5 minutes.

• Makes 15 to 18 crackers  

 

 HUMMUS

Ingredients	Quantity
Chickpea /Garbanzo	2 cups cooked fresh/16 oz can
Garbanzo fluid	1/4th cup
Lemon juice	4 table spoon
Tahini paste	1 ½ table spoon
Olive oil	2 table spoon
Garlic	2 cloves
Salt	½ teaspoon

Method:

• Cook the raw chickpea for about an hour until soft when pressed. For canned chickpeas, drain and set aside liquid from can.

• Combine remaining ingredients in blender or food processor.

• Add 1/4 cup of liquid from cooked chickpeas/can. Blend for 3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed and smooth.

• Place in serving bowl, and create a swirl in the center of the hummus, add a small amount (1-2 teaspoons) of olive oil in the centre.

• Serve immediately with fresh, oat crackers or pita bread, or cover and refrigerate.

• For a spicier hummus, sprinkle pinch of red chili powder over it.

• Hummus can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. 

Quick Tahini Recipe:

ITEM	NEEDED
Sesame seeds	1 cup
Vegetable oil	30 ml

Method

• Preheat the oven at 350 F, spread the sesame seeds on a shallow baking tray and bake shaking frequently for 8 to 10 minutes until fragrant, do not brown. Or cook the sesame seeds in a pan on a medium flame, shaking frequently for 8 to 10 minutes until fragrant, do not brown.

• Let the seeds cool.

• In a blender or food processor add the sesame seeds and oil and blend it to smooth paste, add a little more oil if necessary, to bring the paste to a thick pouring consistency.

• Tahini can be stored for 3 to 4 months in the refrigerator.

GOOD HEALTHY REASONS TO TRY THIS RECIPE

• Eating oats can lower your cholesterol, especially your LDL, or "bad" cholesterol.

• Oats are a source of fiber. That means when you eat this snack, you're going to feel full for a long time.

• Whole-grains such as oats or wholemeal bread is just as effective as taking anti-hypertensive medication in lowering blood pressure.

• Keep skin smooth with this creamy snack :

•  Sesame seeds are full of zinc, an essential mineral for producing collagen and giving skin more elasticity.

• Zinc also helps damaged tissues in the body to repair. Sesame oil is also known to sooth burns and prevents skin related disorders.

• The manganese in chickpeas helps skin cells produce energy and fights wrinkle-causing free-radical damage.

• Chickpeas, the main ingredient in hummus, are rich in fiber and protein. They also contain vitamins and minerals such as folic acid  and zinc, chickpeas tend to be higher in folic acid than other beans.

ENJOY!!!!!