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Have you ever made hummus before? How about swapping out the olive oil and tahini for sesame oil and sweet potato? This golden hummus recipe is a nice variation on the classic Middle Eastern chickpea dip. It still looks like hummus and smells like hummus, but the sesame and sweet potato flavours will surprise your guests.

My 19-year-old sister-in-law chose the Chunky Sweet Potato Fries with Herbed Yogurt Dip and paired it with her favourite Chatelaine recipe to date, the Hearty Middle Eastern Supper Salad. She had invited a classmate over to join us for a weeknight dinner before they headed out for the evening. I approved of her choices. Who doesn’t love sweet potato fries? And with freshly-made herbed yogurt dip? Yummy.

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Add this recipe, the Mediterranean tomato and bean salad, to your list of simple, impressive, protein-filled, vegan-friendly salads that will wow your guests. And, as a bonus, you can even make it ahead and refrigerate it for up to three days. Mind you, our leftovers won’t last for three days. Perhaps if you triple the recipe?

I love, love, love this salad. The rest of my family enjoyed it too. It’s fast and easy to make, though splitting the pita before toasting it was pretty difficult.