Recipe: Humble Hummus Recipe

This makes a healthy and easy dip, snack or side dish and always tastes better when you make it yourself! Hummus is a fantastic way to incorporate more legumes into your diet increasing your plant-based fibre, iron and protein. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 can chick peas or alternatively can use 125g dried chick peas soak over night and then boil for 1 hour

• 1 tablespoon tahini

• juice of 1 lemon

• 2-3 garlic cloves

• 1 teaspoon salt

• pinch of cumin

• water

• dash of cumin and paprika and olive oil to decorate/garnish
  

Prep time: 10mins

Method:

• Blend chick peas in a food processor with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt. This will take a good 5 minutes but keep an eye on the consistency and add water as required until it is as smooth/lumpy as you like it.

• Add salt to taste.

• Transfer to a serving dish and add a dash of cumin and paprika on top followed by a splash of olive oil. 

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