Things You'll Need:
- 2 large navel orange (or 4 tangerines)
- 1 medium seedless cucumber
- 1 medium sweet onion
- 1/4 cup green olives (I used Spanish olives with pimento, but any pitted green olive would be fine)
- 1/4 cup parsley leaves, loosely packed (cilantro would be nice also), divided
- 1/4 tsp each of paprika, cumin, & cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- Pinch or two of cayenne or red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
- 1 lemon, divided
- Pita breads (non-pocket type) or thick (gordita-type) tortillas
- Olive oil
- 1 container (8 oz) plain or flavored hummus
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Step 1
Peel the oranges, removing all the white pith, and cut into 1/2 inch chunks. Peel and cut the cucumber into 1/2 inch chunks. Peel and cut the onion into 1/2 inch chunks or quarter and cut onto very thin slices. Leave the olives whole or slice, as desired. Finely mince the parsley leaves and reserve a tablespoon.
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Step 2
Combine all the above in a mixing bowl with a squeeze of lemon juice (about a teaspoon) and mix. Sprinkle on the spices and mix gently. Taste, adding a little salt, if desired.
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Step 3
Toast or grill the breads with a little olive oil and a sprinkle of salt, and cut into 8 pieces.
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Step 4
To serve, mound 1/4 of the hummus in the center of a small plate (drizzle a little olive oil on top, if desired), spoon 1/4 of the salad around it, and arrange the bread pieces around the outer edge of the plate, points outward, in a sun pattern. Decorate the hummus with a thin, half-moon slice of lemon and a pinch of reserved parsley.
Comments
akchrist said
on 6/29/2008 Sounds yummy!