Quick hummus
Quick hummus
2016-06-30 02:14:29
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz canned chickpeas
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or more
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 100ml/31⁄2fl oz tahini (sesame seed paste) optional
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Drain the chickpeas and rinse. Reserve a few whole chickpeas for serving.
- Combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, tahini, and water in a food processor and blend to a creamy purée.
- Add more lemon juice, garlic, cumin or salt to taste. Turn out into a dinner plate, and make smooth with the back of a spoon.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with the reserved chickpeas.
- Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pita bread,or chopped veg.
Not spicy enough?
- To spice it up a bit try adding Harissa or flavoured pestos to your hummus
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Healthy Flapjack Recipe
Healthy flapjack recipe
2016-06-30 01:52:19
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 80g butter
- 80g brown sugar
- 60g (2 tbsp) maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 130g porridge oats
- 35g chopped dried apple
- 35g chopped dried apricots
- 25g dried cranberries
- 25g pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 25g desiccated coconut
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt together the butter, sugar, golden syrup and salt.
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and stir in the butter and syrup mixture.
- Line and grease a 20cm square baking tin. Spoon the mixture into the tin and press down to level the surface using a potato masher.
- Bake in an oven pre-heated to 180oC for 18 to 20 minutes.
- Store flapjacks in the fridge and cut into bars before serving.
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Coconut Chia berry mousse
Coconut Chia berry mousse
2016-06-29 21:39:09
Ingredients
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 2-3 tablespoons Chia seeds
- 4-5 fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup raspberries
Instructions
- Soak your chia seeds overnight in coconut milk , stirring before you go
- to bed.
- The following day, in a nutribullet or high powered blender, put all the
- ingredients and whiz on high for about a minute (if berries are frozen
- you may need to stop and scrape down half way).
- When you open it will have magically changed to mousse. If you want
- it sweeter add a bit of honey, maple syrup or even a few dates.
No fresh berries?
- Berries can be frozen or fresh frozen and the end result will be more like ice cream
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