Quick hummus
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- less than 10 mins
- Serve
- Serves 3
This easy hummus recipe is great to make sandwiches for your lunchbox, or simply to serve with breadsticks or pitta.
Each serving provides 378 kcal, 13.5g protein, 47g carbohydrates (of which 1.5g sugars), 13.5g fat (of which 2g saturates), 7g fibre and 0.9g salt.
By Jill Dupleix
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz canned chickpeas
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or more
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 rounds of pitta bread
Method
Drain the chickpeas and rinse. Reserve a few whole chick peas for serving.
Combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, tahini, and water in a food processor, and blend to a creamy purée.
Add more lemon juice, garlic, cumin or salt to taste. Turn out into a dinner plate, and make smooth with the back of a spoon. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with the reserved chickpeas.
Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pita bread, warmed in a moderate oven for three minutes, and cut into quarters.
