Getting ready for a big office Halloween Party tomorrow.  Not only do we go all out with our costumes and decorations, but we put on quite a festive themed spread.  This Pumpkin Hummus recipe from Cooking Light offers a nice holiday-twist on the traditional Middle Eastern spread.  Serve with Homemade Pita Chips and you’ve got a great holiday appetizer.

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Pumpkin Hummus {with Homemade Pita Chips}

Course Appetizer

Author Cooking Light

Ingredients

For Chips…

• 4 6 ” pitas each cut into 8 wedges
• cooking spray

For Hummus…

• 2 Tbl. tahini sesame-seed paste
• 2 Tbl. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. ground cumin from toasted whole seeds
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 15 oz. can pumpkin
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 2 Tbl. fresh flat leaf parsley chopped

For garnish…

• 1 Tbl. pumpkinseed kernels toasted

Instructions

For Chips…

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place pita wedges on baking sheets, coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 6 minutes or until toasted.

For Hummus…

• Place all hummus ingredients (except parsley) in a food processor, and process until smooth.
• Add parsley and pulse until well blended.

To serve…

• Spoon hummus into a bowl, sprinkle with toasted pumpkinseeds.
• Serve with pita chips.

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