Lemon-Garlic Chick Pea Dip with Veggies and Chips

Total Time: 5 min

Prep: 5min

Yield: 4 Servings

We all love a good chip 'n' dip, but the same old nachos and sour cream can sometimes become a bore. So we decided to do some research on how to give this party favourite a boost and found this great recipe from the Food Network, called Lemon-Garlic Chick Pea Dip with Veggies and Chips. Not only is it quick to make but tastes great & offers a great choice for vegetarians!

Here are the ingredients you'll need:

• f1 (15-ounce) can chick peas, drained
• 1 clove garlic, cracked from skin
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 4 to 5 sprigs fresh thyme leaves, stripped from stems
• Coarse salt and pepper
• A few drops hot sauce, to taste
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil eyeball it
• 4 ribs celery from the heart cut into dipping sticks, 4 inches long
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into sticks
• 1 red bell pepper, trimmed and cut into sticks
• 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
• 1 sack reduced fat gourmet chips (recommended: Terra brand Garlic and Onion Yukon Gold flavor potato chips (50 percent less fat than regular chips))

Directions:

Combine the chick peas, garlic, lemon zest and juice, thyme, salt and pepper and hot sauce in food processor. Turn processor on and stream in the extra-virgin olive oil. Transfer the dip to a dish and surround with veggies and chips. That'll keep the munching going on until dinner!

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About Rachel Ray

According to Rachael, she grew up in food.

"My first vivid memory is watching my mom in a restaurant kitchen. She was flipping something with a spatula. I tried to copy her and ended up grilling my right thumb! I was 3 or 4," said Rachael, who insists that cooking is a way of life she was simply born into. "Everyone on both sides of my family cooks."

Rachael has parlayed that birthright into a wildly successful career as a syndicated television star, an iconic Food Network television personality, best-selling cookbook author, Founder and Editorial Director of her own lifestyle magazine and Founder of the Yum-o! organization.

To learn more about Rachel Ray please click HERE.

(recipe source: Food Network: Rachael Ray)