Roasted Garlic Hummus
Simple, tasty and universally loved, the wonderful hummus is a must in any discerning cook’s repertoire. We like to freestyle with ours and create different flavours, each one a slightly remixed version of the original. So rather than give you one dish, here are eight ideas for how you could pay your own respects to the granddaddy of dips, the lifelong partner of falafel. Check out the photos overleaf to see the mouthwatering options
Serves
Ingredients
For the recipe
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Before you start
Preheat oven to 160°C | Food processor
Roast the garlic
- Put the garlic bulb on a baking tray, put the tray in the oven and roast for 30 minutes
- Remove and leave to cool, then peel
Blend the hummus
- Drain the chickpeas
- Put the roasted garlic, chickpeas, tahini, salt, lemon juice, oil and water into the food processor and whizz to a smooth paste
Finish the dish
- Finely chop the chives and stir them through at the end