Simple, quick and super tasty and can be enjoyed with a variety of foods. Hummus is super nutrient and packed with plant-based protein, and a variety of minerals and vitamins.
Ingredients
1 x 400g can of chickpeas
Juice of 1 lemon
1 x garlic glove
1 tbsp of tahini
Handful of pine nuts
Salt & pepper
2tbsp olive oil. Method
1. Drain the can of chickpeas, reserving the chickpea water.
2. In a food processor add the drained chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, garlic clove, 1 tbsp of olive oil, half of the reserved chickpea water, seasoning and blitz until your desired consistency. If you don’t have a food processor you can also use a hand blender.
3. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
4. Toast the pinenuts in a pan until golden (keep an eye on them and constantly move the pan as they can toast up quite quickly and burn)
5. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, pine nuts and serve with hot pita bread or vegetable crudités. You can also make some great variations of hummus, by adding roasted red peppers for red pepper hummus or cooked beetroot for beetroot hummus. Also adding cumin or paprika also adds some extra flavour.
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