Starter Recipes > Hummus

How to make hummus:

A traditional Eastern pate (or paste). It really is best served cold with olives, parsley and hot pitta bread. It also spelled 'hummous', 'humus' and 'humous'.



Ingredients

2 tins organic chick peas
1 tablespoon tahini paste
2 cloves of garlic (or more to taste)
salt
black pepper
1 lemon, squeezed
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Drain chick peas and mash or blend to a coarse paste.
- Blend in tahini and garlic.
- Add lemon juice to soften consistency and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve cold with sprigs of parsley, lemon wedges, big black olives, hot pitta bread, and green salad with feta cheese crumbled in it.


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