Asian Recipe

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Hummus(Serves 4)
Ingredients
 1 standard tin of chickpeas in water
 1-2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
 Juice of half to a whole lemon (to taste)
 2-4 garlic cloves, crushed
 ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
 2-3 tablespoons of natural yoghurt
 Fresh chopped parsley or coriander
 1-2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Method
1. Drain the chickpeas, saving the liquid.
2. Put the chickpeas into blender with all the other ingredients and 4 tablespoons of liquid
saved from tinned chickpeas.
3. Blend until the mixture is smooth, adding more liquid as well as the natural yoghurt if
necessary.
Serving suggestions
Serve with pitta bread and salad of your choice, for example:
Mediterranean salad
Nutrition Notes
This classic hummus recipe is a handy one to know becauseit uses chick peas which are full of fibre,
protein and starch, a healthy food in and of themselves. For a more complete meal, you can serve
chick peas with rice dishes, or alternatively make into a light snack like Hummus. It really does fill the
gap on a busy day. Extra virgin oil is high in unsaturated fat which when used proportionately in
cooking keeps our arteries working well.

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