Hummus is a Middle Eastern creamy and rich spread, made mainly with mashed chickpeas. It is high in proteins, chickpeas help lower cholesterol, it can be used as a butter substitute and ideal as a spread for sandwiches or eaten as a mezze?
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINS
INGREDIENTS makes 500gr:
200gr tinned chickpeas, drained and washed from liquid (keep the liquid for vegan meringues)
1 cloves garlic
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoons tahini paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
120ml water
- place all ingredients in a mini piper or robot and blend till mixture is creamy.
- at this point taste and you may want to add more salt, water or lemon juice to your taste
- place in a glass jar and keep in the fridge
- it will keep for 6 days
NUTRITIONAL VALUE PER 100gr | |
energy kcal | 267.9 |
fat | 23.3 |
of which saturated | 2.8 |
carbohydrates | 7.6 |
of which sugars | 0.3 |
fibre | 2.9 |
protein | 5.7 |
salt | 1.0 |
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