Sweet Potato Hummus

Ingredients
1 pound sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon cumin
1 large lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 teaspoons brown sugar
Zest of one orange
Pita slices, toasted, or bagel chips


Bake or microwave sweet potatoes until fully cooked. Allow the potatoes to cool, then remove the skins and discard them, retaining the flesh. Toast the cumin seeds on low heat, then crush by hand. (Seeds can be crushed by using a mortar and pestle or by smashing between a saucepan and cutting board.) Add seeds and sweet potato to the food processor, together with the lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, olive oil, brown sugar, orange zest and tahini. (Tahini is a thick paste made of ground sesame seeds that can be purchased already prepared from many supermarkets and specialty stores.) Blend until smooth and creamy. (You may want to add more salt or sugar, depending on the sweetness of the potatoes.)

Hello, deliciousness. I was a little unsure of this at first but then I pretty much wanted to eat the whole thing with a spoon- it helped to let it sit for a day to let the flavors meld.