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The best Hummus you'll  taste!

23/3/2022

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I do love a good snack and over the years Hummus has become my front runner for all round top  star snack, with a few crackers/oatcakes/raw veggies/buddha bowl.  I have tried so many recipes over the years but this is my favourite!  Look out for the tip on the chickpeas, it’s a gamechanger (and its been traditional done this way forever, who knew)
 
Traditional Hummus
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tin chickpeas – drained and peeled
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 cloves garlic – crushed
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 cup of tahini – sesame seed paste
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
 
Optional
  • Smoked paprika
  • Cumin seeds
  • Sesame seeds
  • Caramelised onions
  • Sriracha
  • Pesto
  • Dried chilli flakes
  • Sundried tomatoes
 
Method
  1. Drain the chickpeas
  2. Pour the drained chickpeas onto a tea towel (this is the genius bit) and fold the tea towel over the top or use a second tea towel and rub the chickpeas between the cloths to remove the skins.  (the skins are bitter and removing the skins makes a huge difference)
  3. Pour the peeled chickpeas into some salted boiling water
  4. Add the cumin
  5. Boil for 5 minutes
  6. Drain but keep the water
  7. Add to a blender and add the garlic
  8. Add 2 Tbsp of the boiled chickpea water
  9. Add the lemon juice
  10. Add a pinch of salt
  11. Add the tahini and a few ice cubes
  12. Whiz everything together.  Check the consistency, if too thick ad another few Tbsp of the boiled chickpea water and blend further
  13. Pour into your favourite bowl
  14. Drizzle with olive oil
  15. Optional – sprinkle with smoked paprika/cumin seeds/sesame seeds/caramelised onion/Sriracha/pesto/dried chilli flakes/sundried tomatoes
 
Now all you need to do is dip your favourite toasted sourdough, oatcakes, crackers or veggies.  Let me know if you make it!
 
 
 
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    Carina Kennedy was formerly a Nurse, now a Nutritional Therapist and Herbalist living in the west of Ireland.  Her passion is food, health and teaching clients to gain control of their life with simple techniques.

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