QUICK HUMMUS

Ready In 30 mins

Serves

Ingredients

200g/7oz canned chickpeas,
2 tbsp lemon juice,
2 garlic cloves, crushed,
Pinch of salt,
1 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste),
4 tbsp water,
2 tbsp Alentejan Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
1 tsp paprika,
4 rounds of pitta bread,
Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling! Try with Garlic, Lemon or Chilli & Garlic
Infused Olive Oil!!

Method

Drain the chickpeas and rinse. Reserve a few whole chick peas for serving. Combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, salt, tahini and water in a food processor and blend to a creamy puree. Add more lemon juice, garlic or salt to taste. Tip into a serving dish. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with the reserved chickpeas. Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pitta bread, warmed in a moderate oven for three minutes and cut into quarters.