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Vegetables Greek Taste2 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 c Dried chick-peas, soaked
overnight in
Cold water
Zest of 1 lemon, julienned
2 Red bell peppers
2 Green bell peppers
1/2 c Vegetable oil
12 Garlic cloves, finely minced
4 t Ground cumin
1 t Ground fenugreek
1 t Turmeric
1/2 t Ground cloves
2 1/2 T Tomato paste
4 Shallots, finely minced
1/2 t Finely-minced serrano chile
3 T Lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper
to taste
Lemon slice, for garnish
Bird pepper, fanned for
garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Simmer chick-peas in water, to cover for 30 minutes, or until tender.
Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. Blanch lemon zest in boiling
water for 1 minute. Drain and pat dry. Roast bell peppers under
broiler or over a gas flame until blackened on all sides. Steam in a
bag or a bowl, tightly covered, for 20 minutes to loosen skins. Peel,
seed and stem peppers and cut into julienne strips. Heat oil in a
saute pan, add garlic and saute 1 minute, stirring. Add spices and
saute 1 minute, stirring. Add tomato paste and reserved chick-pea
water. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. Pour spiced sauce over
chick-peas. Add lemon zest, roasted pepper strips, shallots, serrano
chile and lemon juice, reserving 1 teaspoon. Season to taste with  salt
and pepper and toss well to mix. Set aside for 1 hour at room
temperature to marinate. To serve, drizzle with reserved lemon juice
and garnish with lemon and pepper. This recipe yields 4 appetizer
servings.  Recipe Source: TASTE with David Rosengarten From the TV FOOD
NETWORK -  (Show # TS-4763 broadcast 05-01-1998) Downloaded from their
Web-Site -  http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe
Comiskey, aka MR MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
05-06-1998  Recipe by: David Rosengarten  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 602
Calories From Fat: 254
Total Fat: 28.8g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 212.9mg
Potassium: 1820.9mg
Carbohydrates: 82.3g
Fiber: 4.3g
Sugar: 6.5g
Protein: 13g


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