Houmous with pine nuts

Name: Houmous with pine nuts
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained (keep the water); 50g tahini; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 garlic clove; 50ml good-quality olive oil; 50g pine nuts, toasted and cooled

Portion size: Serves 6
Hands-on time 10 min
Difficulty: easy

Jen Bedloe

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We show you how to make quick vegan houmous with pine nuts that’s seriously smooth and creamy. It’s the perfect dip for sharing with friends in front of the TV.

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Ingredients

1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained (keep the water)
50g tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
1 garlic clove
50ml good-quality olive oil
50g pine nuts, toasted and cooled

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Method

Put the drained chickpeas in a food processor with 50ml of the reserved chickpea water. Add the tahini, lemon juice, garlic clove, and olive oil and some seasoning.
Whizz until smooth, adding a little more of the chickpea water if you need to. Stir in the pine nuts and serve.