Name: Hummus with vegetable crudites
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 420g (15oz) canned chick peas rinsed and drained; Juice of 1 lemon; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons light tahini; 1-2 cloves garlic crushed (optional); 1/2-1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2-1 teaspoon ground cumin; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; A selection of prepared fresh vegetable crudités (such as pepper carrot & cucumber sticks baby sweetcorn cherry tomatoes etc) to serve

Meal type: Side dish, Sauce dressing, Starter, Snack

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Blend chickpeas, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, garlic (if using), coriander, cumin and black pepper together in a food processor until they form a coarse paste.
Arrange prepared vegetable crudités on one large or four smaller serving plates. Spoon hummus into one larger or four smaller serving bowls; serve with the vegetable crudités.

Cook’s tips

Hummus is also delicious served with hot toasted bread fingers, breadsticks or crackers. Halve the quantities given in the recipe above, using a 215g (7 1/2oz) canned chick peas, if desired.

Energy 736kJ 177kcal 9%

Carbs 10g -

Fat 12g Medium 17%

Saturates 1.7g Medium 9%

Sugar 0.05g Low 0%

Salt 0.01g Low 0%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

420g (15oz) canned chick peas, rinsed and drained

Juice of 1 lemon

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons light tahini

1-2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)

1/2-1 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2-1 teaspoon ground cumin

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

A selection of prepared fresh vegetable crudités (such as pepper, carrot & cucumber sticks, baby sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes, etc), to serve

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