Low Fat Appetizers

Why should they be? Appetizers are supposed to be fun and let's not take the fun out of eating them just because we take out the calories.

Below are some awesomely great ideas and recipes to tempt your taste buds so you'll never feel deprived.

Here's a Chickpea dip with vegetables to start with.

What you'll need:
- 1 12.5-ounce can chickpeas (drained and rinsed well)
- 2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 drops hot pepper sauce
- 2 cucumbers (peeled, seeded and diced)
- 1/4 red onion (diced)
- 1 cup plain low fat yogurt
- 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 carrot (grated)
- 2 Roma tomatoes (finely chopped)
- Pita bread or toasted wheat bread

First, blend the chickpeas, yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, and hot sauce in a blender or food processor until smooth. Put all the cut vegetables in a bowl and mix gently. Next, transfer the dip to another shallow serving bowl and spoon the vegetable mixture on top of the chickpea dip, leaving an outer rim of dip in view.

Serve the dip with cut up pita bread or toasted wheat bread triangles. You can also serve this low fat appetizer with any of the chip recipes found on
my Chips and Dip page.

Not only is this dip nice to look at, but it is really delicious. Everyone will devour it and not feel guilty!

This very pleasing easy appetizer recipe serves 6 people. Serve with pita bread or toasted wheat bread triangles.

Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories 157
Fat 4g
Cholesterol 2mg
Fiber 5g
Sodium 42mg

More Low Fat Appetizers
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Low Fat 5-Layer Dip
Low Fat Onion Dip
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Stuffed Shrimp Appetizer