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Classic Chickpea Hummus

Hummus (or humous) is a traditional Middle Eastern dip. It's a delicious way of using chick peas.

It takes 5 minutes to make, so it's quick and nutritious.

The chickpeas and sesame seeds give a shot of protein and calcium and the olive oil delivers some essential fats.

Adding parsley can help reduce the smelly breath potential of the garlic! The chilli is optional, for those of you who like hummus with a kick.

It's quickest with either canned chick peas or a bag of pre-cooked chickpeas from the freezer. If using the frozen option, thaw them briefly in a bowl of boiling water, before starting the recipe.

	Ingredients
	Serves 4 as a side dish 2 cloves garlic, peeled 250g chickpeas, cooked (or 1 can, drained) 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp tahini (pureed sesame seeds) 2 tbsp water 1 tbsp fresh parsley 1 small, dried chilli (or 1/2 fresh chilli, deseeded) - optional Pinch of salt Some extra water

Method

Put the tahini, water, garlic, olive oil and chilli into a blender or food processor
Blitz until the garlic and chilli are finely chopped.

Note: it's important to do this before adding the chickpeas, or you could end up with garlic / chilli "hot spots" in your finished hummus!
Add the chickpeas and blitz until a fairly smooth paste is formed. You might need to add more water, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture gets too dry.
Finally, add the parsley and blitz for a few seconds until it's chopped and mixed.

Serve as an accompaniment to salad, as a sandwich topping (try with fresh, sliced radishes) or as a dip with vegetables chopped into sticks.

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

About 5 minutes.

Remember that dried chickpeas must be soaked overnight and then simmered for up to an hour, before they're ready to eat. Therefore this recipe assumes you've either done that and frozen them or you're using a can.

Notes & Variations

Remember, the chilli is optional. Without it, you get a milder version that may be more palatable for fussy eaters.

For an interesting twist, try beetroot hummus.

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Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
10/10	This is fantastic
10/10	So easy, we added chopped black olives as a variation, turned out great!
10/10	because it has simple ingredients that i have at home
10/10	very simple to make not complicated n tasty
6/10	no lemon juice? needs more tartness
9/10	needs lemon juice
9/10	From now on i shall be making my own humous, but with a twist of lemon.
7/10	It's missing something, a certain 'zest' - I can't decide what. I'll experiment and let you know!

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