Grilled Vegetable Stack with Lemon Hummus

This smoky grilled vegetable stack with lemon hummus is vegan and gluten-free.

Beneath the hot sapphire skies of August, backyard grills are still smokin' as cooks keep the kitchen cool by stoking briquettes al fresco. Cooking and dining in the open air- even if your outdoorsy territory is merely a closet-sized balcony hanging off a wall of brick and mortar- is an enduring, classic, summer pleasure. The smoky heat of barbeque spices and hickory laced sauces slathered on everything from burgers to shrimp is intoxicating and hunger pang inducing. So I'm sharing one more grilling recipe.

And this one's for the gluten-free vegan crowd.

Over the weekend we grilled some of our favorite farm fresh veggies and made these rustic grilled vegetable stacks layered with a light and creamy lemon hummus.

Deliciousness ensued.


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Raw Cashew Dip - Vegan and Gluten-Free

Eat it raw baby. Crisp fresh veggies and cashew dip.

I've been eating hummus all weekend. Help. I can't stop. It all started when I whipped up a big batch of my tried and true favorite, a classic chick pea hummus recipe with tahini and lemon (though in full disclosure, I used lime juice instead of lemon). I munched it as a party worthy snack, with retro bunny carrot sticks as we caught the season premiere of Mad Men - sophisticated serial television that just keeps getting better and better, does it not? Mad Men is a show with keen originality, surprises, and rare insights into sexual politics, power, culture, and marriage- not only enlightening those of us who lived through the sixties (I was exactly Sally Draper's age, so many aspects of the show are akin to watching home movies), but connecting the dots that birthed our current consumer pop culture, in all its tarnished glitz and trashy glory.

Then I nestled dollops of the stuff on warm and comforting bowls of brown rice and stir-fried vegetables (recovering from said cultural insights, and newly minted wife-slash-copyrighter Megan's saucy rendition of Zou Bisou Bisou).

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe

Red pepper hummus - a fab gluten-free vegan snack.

Get your hummus on. It's party time! The holiday season is upon us and that means it's time to whip up your favorite hummus and dip recipes. After all, the days are still getting shorter (my personal excuse for partying). And Winter Solstice- also known as the shortest, darkest day of the year- is only days away.

Then it's here comes the sun, Baby. So. Huzzah! Let's celebrate. To help in such a worthy cause, here's one of our favorite hummus recipes.

Let the sun shine in.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe

Forget store bought hummus that's been sitting in the deli case for weeks. It's laden with soybean oil. Or worse. And hummus is such an easy treat to make at home- especially if you have a food processor. Five minutes prep- and you're ready to rock.

Ingredients:

1 16-oz. (or 14-15-ounce) can chilled chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained
Juice of one fresh lemon
2 tablespoons sesame tahini, sunflower seed or nut butter
4 cloves fresh garlic, peeled
1/3 cup roasted red peppers (if using jarred, drain the peppers)
3 tablespoons tasty extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh parsley or basil, roughly chopped
Pinch of sea salt, to taste

Instructions:

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor until creamy smooth.

Taste test and adjust the olive oil and seasoning to your liking. Cover and chill until serving.

Fab with fresh organic veggies, rice crackers, or organic blue corn chips. Or serve with my gluten-free easy Brown Rice Tortilla Chips, Buttermilk Flat Bread, or Savory Grain-free Crackers.

Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

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Karina's Note:

This naturally gluten-free hummus is also fab as a side dish with a plate of roasted vegetables and brown rice. It's a perfect way to add a complementary protein to a vegan meal.

More (Gluten-Free and Fabulous) Hummus Recipes To Dip Your Chip In

Kalyn's Slow Roasted Tomato Hummus

Elise's Hummus- topped with pine nuts

Susan's Spicy Red Pepper Hummus

Heidi's Whipped Chickpea Hummus

Gluten-Free Bay's Roasted Garlic Hummus

and last but by no means least...

Ilva's (not exactly hummus, but) fava bean recipe

It looks molto yummy and me, I'm thinking, why not puree it into a party dip?

Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

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