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Green hummus

Green hummus
You are probably already familiar with classic hummus. Here's a "green" version, still mainly chickpeas, but with added herbs and vegetables.
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duree20 min. difficultéEasy prix4.15 € pour combien600 g ingredients11 Ingredients
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Last modified on: November 29th 2020
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 2 min.
All in all: 20 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Green hummus : Stage 1
Finely chop 1 shallot.

Prepare 1 courgette (small) and cut into small dice.

Peel 1 garlic clove.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Green hummus : Stage 2
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the diced courgette.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Green hummus : Stage 3
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes until tender.

Set aside.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Green hummus : Stage 4
Blend 350 g tinned (canned) chickpeas with the shallot, courgette, clove of garlic. parsley (both stems and leaves), 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste), 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper. Moisten with a little of the liquid from the tin of chickpeas.

You should end up with a smooth purée, then check the seasoning.
Stage 5
Green hummus : Stage 5
Your green hummus is ready. Transfer into one or more bowls and drizzle with olive oil before serving.
Remarks
This recipe is very flexible, so you can easily vary the amounts of the ingredients to suit your own taste and what you have to hand.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made, based on a recipe in the newspaper Télégramme de Brest..
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %70 RDI=7 %60 RDI=8 %920 RDI=50 %3,850 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %10 RDI=1 %7 RDI=1 %130 RDI=6 %530 RDI: 6 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sesame
How much will it cost?
  • For 600 g : 4.15 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Tinned (canned) chickpeas
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Lemon juice
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Tahini (sesame paste)
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