
Hummus Dip
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups chickpeas
- 3 cloves of garlic crushed
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup tahini sesame seeds paste
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the chick peas then soak it in water and the bicarbonate of soda for overnight.
- Drain chick peas and rinse well, then place in a saucepan with plenty of water and cook over high heat until it starts to boil.
Lower the heat and simmer covered for about an hour and a half, or until the chick peas are soft.
- Drain cooked chickpeas and place in a food processor with all of the other ingredients until it becomes a soft paste.
- Empty in a flat dish.
- You can decorate
- with some parsley leaves and drizzle with good quality olive oil.
Recipe Notes
You can skip this by using drained canned chickpeas.