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Bean Dip – Hummus

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Bean Dip – Hummus is an outstanding Middle Eastern dip. It’s made from chickpeas and a few other simple ingredients (lemon, tahini, garlic, olive oil). However when combined, wow, the dip has amazing flavour and a consistency that stays on a pitta or crudité.

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Bean Dip – Hummus

A Middle Eastern dip that is ideal as a buffet recipe. This has to be one of the most popular dips around and always a hit.
4.81 from 56 votes
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Course: Dips and Spreads
Cuisine: Lebanese, Middle East, Syrian, Turkish
Keyword: Dips/Spreads, Lemon, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 71kcal

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • Place the chickpeas or beans into a bowl or a food processor.
    400 g chickpeas
  • Blend or mash with a fork or masher (or the end of a rolling pin!) until the beans are a rough paste.
  • You can make it as smooth as you like.
  • Add the crushed garlic and tahini and mix well.
    1 tbsp tahini, ½ clove garlic
  • Add a teaspoon each of water, olive oil and lemon juice and mix well to get the right texture/consistency.
    1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Keep adding water, oil and lemon until the dip is the texture and taste you want.
  • Add a little salt and pepper, to taste.
    1 pinch Salt, 1 pinch Pepper

Notes

You can also use butter beans, pinto or borlotti beans.

Nutrition

Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.3g

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