Hummus
Easy recipe made with chickpeas, blended with cumin and smoked paprika to a smooth spread.
SERVES6
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPELunch
TIME TO MAKE2+ hours
MEAL TYPELunch
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Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Soak the chickpeas in plenty of cold water overnight
- Drain the chickpeas
- In a large pot cover the chickpeas in water, add the baking soda and bring to the boil
- Simmer chickpeas for approximately 1 hour or until soft
- Drain the chickpeas and reserve the cooking liquid
- In a food processor while the chickpeas are still hot blend all remaining ingredients until smooth.
Serve with
- Cauliflower tabbouleh
- Falafel
- Pita bread
- 1 cupdried chickpeas
- 1 tbspbaking soda
- 1/3 cuppeanut butter or tahini
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- pinchground cumin
- pinchground black pepper
- pinchpaprika
- 1/4 cupcooking liquid from chickpeas
Per serve
- Energy923kJ
- Protein13.1g
- Total Fat12.2g
- Saturated Fat1.6g
- Total Carbohydrate14.8g
- Sugars4.6g
- Dietary Fibre11.7g
- Sodium368mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Soak the chickpeas in plenty of cold water overnight
- Drain the chickpeas
- In a large pot cover the chickpeas in water, add the baking soda and bring to the boil
- Simmer chickpeas for approximately 1 hour or until soft
- Drain the chickpeas and reserve the cooking liquid
- In a food processor while the chickpeas are still hot blend all remaining ingredients until smooth.
Serve with
- Cauliflower tabbouleh
- Falafel
- Pita bread
Ingredients
- 1 cupdried chickpeas
- 1 tbspbaking soda
- 1/3 cuppeanut butter or tahini
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- pinchground cumin
- pinchground black pepper
- pinchpaprika
- 1/4 cupcooking liquid from chickpeas
Ingredients
- 1 cupdried chickpeas
- 1 tbspbaking soda
- 1/3 cuppeanut butter or tahini
- 1/4 cuplemon juice
- pinchground cumin
- pinchground black pepper
- pinchpaprika
- 1/4 cupcooking liquid from chickpeas
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy923kJ
- Protein13.1g
- Total Fat12.2g
- Saturated Fat1.6g
- Total Carbohydrate14.8g
- Sugars4.6g
- Dietary Fibre11.7g
- Sodium368mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Soak the chickpeas in plenty of cold water overnight
- Drain the chickpeas
- In a large pot cover the chickpeas in water, add the baking soda and bring to the boil
- Simmer chickpeas for approximately 1 hour or until soft
- Drain the chickpeas and reserve the cooking liquid
- In a food processor while the chickpeas are still hot blend all remaining ingredients until smooth.
Serve with
- Cauliflower tabbouleh
- Falafel
- Pita bread
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