Guilt-free bread spread

1 cups

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Cold water
2 eaches Cloves peeled garlic
2 tablespoons Cornstarch (other starches don't work as well)
⅔ cup Reduced fat, medium firm, regular tofu
4 teaspoons Plain, nondairy beverage powder (available in natural foods stores)
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Nutritional yeast flakes
½ teaspoon Onion powder
½ teaspoon Dried herb of choice
⅛ teaspoon Paprika
⅛ teaspoon Turmeric

Directions

In a small saucepan, mix together the water and cornstarch. Stir the mixture over high heat constantly until it is thickened and clear.

Place it in the blender or food processor with the other ingredients and blend until very smooth.

Place in an airtight container and refrigerate. Keeps only about one week. Melts nicely over vegetables, too.

The spread by itself, per 1-tablespoon serving: 7 calories, 1g protein, 0g fat, 1g carbohydrates.

Source: "The (Almost) No Fat Holiday Cookbook" by Bryanna Clark Grogan (Book Publishing Co., 1995, $12.95), as seen in the Corydon Ireland column in THE OLYMPIAN, 7/12/95.

Typed by iRis gRayson

Submitted By IRIS GRAYSON On 07-16-95

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