Khara’s hummus
Nuush friend, Khara, went to visit her mum in Spain and was made this delicious hummus / houmous / hoummouse (never know how ya spell it!).
It’s a bit more chunky, tasty and punchy than your average supermarket fodder.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: •
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 400g can of chickpeas, drained (liquid reserved)
- 1-2 crushed garlic cloves (probs best not to plan much snogging after)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 heaped teaspoon of crunchy peanut butter, optional
- sea salt to taste, couple of pinches
- pinch of smoked paprika, optional
Nuush clients: Please apply the portion sizes stated in your account and divide the recipe so that you make only as much you need.
Instructions
Just whizz it all in a blender, adding a bit of the chickpea liquid depending what texture you like.
You can also keep a few chickpeas back to crush roughly and add at the end for a more interesting texture.
Nutrition Info
Chickpeas
Chickpeas are a reservoir of fibre, which helps to keep you full and gives your happy gut microbes their favourite food. They’re also a great source of folate, which is important for brain and nervous system health. On the same lines chickpeas are high in the mineral Molybdenum which is also though to be a key player in maintaining a healthy functional nervous system.
Along with their high protein content they’ll help keep you strong and bright as a button.
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Portion Guidelines
Instead of living with the bore of weighing food, counting points or calories and tapping everything you eat into a phone you can use nature’s custom-designed tool – your hands!
