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Mexican Quinoa Wraps

Let me share you a short story behind this recipe. We were visiting Williamsburg, VA and were looking for a place for quick bite. We ended up going to "Aromas", it was a small cafe but food was delicious! The great part was it had good amount of vegetarian options. I ate this wrap there and all the flavors just blended so well in my mouth that I thought of  making this recipe at home.  Let's get started! Ingredients 8 wheat tortillas 1/3 cup Quinoa  1 tsp olive oil 1 small zucchini cubed into 1/2 inch cubes 1/2 green pepper cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1/2 red pepper cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1 small jalapeƱo deseeded finely diced 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/4 tsp paprika 1 cup cooked black beans Favorite hot sauce as required Favorite jarred salsa  2 garlic cloves minced Salt as per taste 1 avocado pitted and sliced Sour Cream as needed Method Cook quinoa according to the package instructions and keep aside. Next saute zucchini, green pepper, red pepper, minced

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Hummus is popular in Middle Eastern as well as Mediterranean cuisines. It has gained a lot of popularity and though you can easily get ready to eat hummus in stores, homemade hummus always tastes best. It is pretty simple and easy to make Hummus. Once you know the basic recipe you can tweak it using different things like I did in this particular recipe of 'Roasted Red Pepper Hummus' So lets get started! Ingredients 1 can chickpeas 15 oz 1 small roasted red pepper(skin and seeds removed) 1/3 cup tahini  1/4 tsp cumin powder 1 garlic clove peeled 2-3 tbsp water Juice of half lime salt as per taste pinch of paprika 1/4th cup olive oil + more to drizzle on hummus Crushed red pepper flakes to garnish  Method Drain canned chickpeas and wash them nicely. In a food processor add garlic clove and pulse it to mince a bit. Next add chickpeas, tahini, roasted red pepper, cumin powder, paprika, 2 tbsp water and salt. Be careful not to use too much of salt as canned chickpeas alrea