Hummus

Ingredients

• 1 400mL can of chickpeas
• 2 tsp of tahini (or 1 tbsp if preferred)
• squeeze of lemon juice (about 1 tbsp)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• pinch of salt
• Aquafaba from the can of chickpeas

Plus the following for flavour:

• Plain Hummus – don’t add anything extra!
• Beetroot Hummus
  • 1 beetroot (roast this beforehand)
• Curry Hummus
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup (I used date syrup)

Method

1. Put chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt in a blender or nutribullet
2. Blend until almost smooth
3. Add aquafaba to loosen it up – it will almost certainly need some
4. Add extra flavours
5. Blend again until smooth

Notes

Adding tahini makes this smoother, and changes the flavour. I don’t like too much tahini so tend to prefer only 2 tsp.

Dehydrating

Suitable to dehydrate. 45°C for about 6h should be ok. Bash with a mortar and pestle to break into small chunks, but not to the point where it turns into a fine powder.