Healthy Hummus

Serves: 6 Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:
For Basic Hummus: 1 tin chick peas juice of 1 lemon pinch salt 1 teaspoon cumin 2 cloves garlic Optional Extras: pepper 1-2 tablespoons tahini paste diced fresh chilli or cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon coriander

Equipment:
Knife Chopping board Stick mixer, blender or food processor Teaspoon Bowl

Method: 1. Drain and rinse chick peas, peel the garlic 2. Combine chick peas, salt, cumin, half the garlic, approx 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice and 2 Tablespoons of water in a bowl or food processor 3. Blend until smooth 4. Taste, and add more lemon juice, garlic and any extras. Add more water until it is the right thickness (thicker to spread, thinner to dip) 5. Serve sprinkled with cumin, pepper or paprika, or garnished with fresh parsley or coriander

Tips and Tricks

Serve as a dip with a selection of sliced fresh vegetables such as carrot, capsicum, celery, snow peas, cucumber, broccoli, and cauliflower Use as a sandwich spread or in hamburgers, burritos etc Home made hummus can be kept in a container in the fridge for up to 1 week, or frozen for up to 3 months

Enjoy!
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Some ways to use Hummus:

Enjoy!
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