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Left Coast Organics
Ingredients: Organic Pumpkin Seed, Sea Salt.
Ingredients: Organic Pumpkin Seed, Sea Salt.
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Easy Pepita Dip (and Spread)
Ingredients
- 1 cup pepitas (pumpkinseeds)
- 1/2 onion
- 1-2 jalapenos
- 3 garlic cloves
- 10-12 sprigs cilantro
- handful of spinach (optional)
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- pinch of cumin
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
- splash of water (plus more to combine)
Instructions
Add 1 cup of pepitas to a dry skillet over mediumish heat. Let them roast until they are popping and turning golden brown, 4-6 minutes, stirring regularly.
Add the pepitas to a blender or food processor along with 1/2 teaspoon salt, freshly cracked black pepper, and a pinch of cumin. Combine well.
Lightly saute 1/2 onion and 1-2 jalapenos in some oil over medium heat until softened. I use 2 jalapenos but feel free to use less for a milder version. (You can chop roughly as all of this is going in the blender eventually.)
Add 3 cloves of minced garlic to the skillet and saute briefly alongside the onion and jalapeno, then toss it all in the blender with the pepita mixture. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender: 10-12 sprigs of cilantro, a handful of spinach (optional), the juice of 2 limes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and a splash of water.
Combine well. You'll probably need to add a little more water to get it to combine. I like to keep it chunky, so I add as little water as possible, scraping down the sides and adding small splashes of water as needed.
Take a final taste for seasoning. I added another generous pinch to this batch (so that is close to 3/4 teaspoon total.)
Serve next to tortilla chips, or on your choice of veggies, bagels, etc.
Keep some lime close by as a final burst of acidity really brightens it up. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Pumpkin seeds are commonly used in traditional Mexican cooking and are known as ‘pepitas.’ They provide minerals such as magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, and potassium.