Ingredients:
- 8 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1tsp salt
- 4 cups chickpeas, cooked or canned
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup tahini
Method:
Add garlic, lemon juice and salt to the food processor and process for 20 seconds.
Add chickpeas and tahini and process until smooth. This will take at least 3 mins.
If mixture is thick add boiling water a tablespoon at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
Serve on a plate with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of paprika or sumac.
Notes
- You can use either fresh or canned chickpeas (sometimes known as garbanzo beans) for this recipe. If using canned make sure you rinse them a few times to remove excess salt. I soak and cook my own because it's cheaper.
- Good bottled lemon juice gives great results and is cheaper and more convenient than fresh juice.
- Tahina or Tahini can be found in the health foods section of the supermarket.
- Remember to taste this as you go along and adjust it to your liking. Be careful not to add too much garlic as the taste develops over a day or two in the fridge..
- Some people like to add a few mint leaves which give it a more complex flavour.
- My children eat this like peanut butter on sandwiches and pita bread and its low in fat and flavoursome.
- This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best rsecipe finder.
source: http://www.kidspot.com.au/
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