Dip your veg sticks and bread into this smooth and creamy houmous wreath!
Chickpeas are packed with protein and can make a delicious snack when blended into a dip. Top your wreath with a variety of herbs and cherry tomatoes for a festive snack.
Skills Check
Follow a recipe; follow food safety & hygiene rules; tidy away; use measuring spoons and cups; use balance/digital scales; chop using bridge/ claw safely; use a vegetable peeler safely; crush garlic; use a citrus squeezer.
Equipment
Knife, Chopping Board, Food Processor, Bowl, Spoon, Scissors, Jug, Plate
Allergens*
None
*Please note the allergens listed are indicative only. Allergens vary depending on brand; check the labels on the products you use.
Ingredients (serves 6, or 8 as a taster):
- 170g canned chickpeas in water (drained weight)
- 2 small cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander
- Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Pinch of salt
For decoration:
- Parsley
- Cherry tomatoes
- Red Pepper
Method
- Put all of the ingredients into a food processor and blend together until you have a coarse paste. Slowly add water if needed and mix to loosen the mixture.
- Spoon into a large dish and shape into a circle/ ring.
- Snip the parsley in a jug with scissors.
- Carefully cut the cherry tomatoes in half using the bridge/claw techniques safely.
- Decorate your wreath with the parsley and tomatoes and serve with raw vegetables (e.g. cherry tomatoes, cucumber & carrot sticks, pepper sticks) and bread of your choice - especially nice with toasted wholemeal pitta bread cut into fingers.
So thinking about a houmous wreath ...
Chickpeas are legumes and like other legumes (beans, peas and lentils) they are packed with protein and fibre. They are also low in calories and fat and contain a number of minerals which are thought to be hugely beneficial to our health.
Vegetables are so good for us! Low in fat, sugar and calories and high in vitamins and minerals.
Nutritional Information
- | Energy | 494 | 6% |
Med | Fat | 3.5g | 5% |
Low | Saturates | 0.4g | 2% |
Low | Sugars | 1.2g | 1% |
Low | Salt | 0.09g | 2% |
per 74g serving
% of an adult's reference intake
Typical values per 100g: Energy 443kJ / 106kcal
Notes
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