Jess, I have a special request for a hummus sandwich recipe. Any ideas on what I can put on the sandwich beside the hummus and/or how to make it interesting? Thanks!

Hummus Hummus Hummus.  I love hummus.  My old roommate, Will, and I (Yes, that’s mister muscles from the Life is Peachy post.) and I tried to go vegan for a week, just to see if we could do it.  This led to a new appreciation for hummus in all its glory and especially how it can be paired sans and con carne.  I’m going to provide a recipe for both, since I like the attention that much and I hope it will lead to bribes for more!

The idea for this recipe came from one of the dancers in my high school senior play.  I was the assistant choreographer and to reward me, they decided to give me the lead dance part of “the hooker”–Sally– for all of ya’ll who have seen “Oliver.”  My parents were extremely proud and needless to say, I was nothing but grateful as well….

Roast Veggie and Hummus Pita Pocket

Ingredients:

• 1/2 zucchini
• Olive oil Pam
• Half an apple, sliced about 1/4-1/8 inch thick
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste
• 4 tablespoons hummus (Mine is 40 calories for 2 tablespoons, so that’s what the calorie intake is based upon.)
• 1 Weight Watchers pita, sliced into two halves
• Three 1/4 inch thick slices of cucumber, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of honey

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Slice up the zucchini and place on pan sprayed with Pam.  If you don’t have a grill pan or a grill, place the sliced apple on the pan as well.  Sprinkle garlic powder ONLY on the zucchini.  Cook for 15 minutes.  If you have a grill or grill pan, put the apple slices on the hot grill (pan) and cook until they begin to turn tender, around 3 minutes on each side.  Chop the sliced apples into cubes.  Spread 2 tablespoons of hummus onto each pita half, and fill each with half of the apples, cucumber and zucchini.  Drizzle with a little honey, and serve!  This recipe makes two pockets.  Each pocket is around 150 calories, or 300 for both!

Hummus “Lettuce Wraps”

Ingredients:

• 3 lettuce leaves, I suggest large romaine leaves, washed and dried
• Hummus
• 3 ounces deli turkey or chicken, whichever you prefer
• Roasted zucchini (Cooked as described above.)
• Paprika

Open a lettuce leaf and plop on the desired amount of hummus.  Place a a slice of turkey or chicken on the lettuce and cover with a slice of zucchini.  Sprinkle with some paprika and enjoy!  This make three wraps, which in total sum to 160 calories!  You can double the filling and overfill the sammiches for a more filling meal, or leave this at a snack!

Oh, and if you’re curious, we did successfully go vegan for a week.  I only cried about 45% of the time, Will for about 90%.