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Loaded Hummus

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tin chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp light tahini
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 lemon juice
  • pinch
  • sea salt
  • 4 tbsp ice cold water
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • To garnish
  • Exra virign olive oil
  • Cumin

Method

Instructions

  • Plug in the food processor.
  • Peel the garlic.
  • Add the garlic and lemon juice to the food processor.
  • Allow this to sit for a few minutes while you prepare the chickpeas.
  • Drain the chickpeas and peel.
  • Discard the skin.
  • Keep back about 8/10 chickpeas.
  • Add the chickpeas to the food processor.
  • Add in the tahini and salt.
  • Add in 3 tbsp of oil and water.
  • Blitz, blitz, blitz. Blitz more.
  • Taste.
  • Adjust the flavour here.
  • It will possibly need a little more lemon juice, another pinch of salt and even another tbsp of oil and water.
  • Blitz more.
  • Blitz for about 4-5 minutes in total to get a brilliantly smooth hummus.
  • To serve, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkle of cumin and the remaining whole chickpeas. Enjoy.
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