Slithering Hummus Bites

Name: Slithering Hummus Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 jar (7-1/2 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained; 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 garlic clove, halved; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons tahini; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 packages (1.9 ounces each) frozen miniature phyllo tart shells; 30 pitted ripe olives

Friends often ask me to make my hummus dip for parties. One year at Halloween, I decided to take it further by piping it into phyllo shells and topping it with olives and roasted red peppers to make creepy creatures. —Amy White, Manchester, Connecticut

Ingredients

1 jar (7-1/2 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 garlic clove, halved
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons tahini
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 packages (1.9 ounces each) frozen miniature phyllo tart shells
30 pitted ripe olives

Directions

Cut one roasted pepper into 30 strips; place remaining peppers in a food processor. Add beans and garlic; pulse until chopped. Add lemon juice, oil, tahini and salt; process until blended.
Pipe into shells. Stuff a strip of red pepper into each olive; press onto filled shells.

Originally published as Halloween Hummus Bites in Halloween Bookazine 2015