Recipes – Dips/Starters/Pastes
Hummus | Serves 4 |
420g can chickpeas, rinsed, and drained
2 tablespoons tahini
¼cup lemon juice
¼cup water
¼cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
½teaspoon ground cumin
½teaspoon salt
1.Place all ingredients in the blender jug.
2.Press the ‘PUREE’ button.
3.Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for
Serving suggestions: Serve hummus with toasted pita crisps; simply cut pita bread into triangles, brush with olive oil and season with a little salt and cumin seeds. Bake in oven at 200°C for about 5 minutes or until crisp.
Guacamole
2 ripe avocados, peeled, seeds removed
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon lemon juice dash Tabasco sauce
1 jalepeno chilli, sliced
¼cup fresh coriander leaves 1 tomato, chopped
1.Place all ingredients except tomato in the blender jug.
2.Press the ‘PUREE’ button.
3.Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir through tomato.
4.Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Serve with corn chips and salsa
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