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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Last modified on: November 29th 2020

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Green hummus
Finely chop 1 shallot.

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

Peel 1 garlic clove.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Green hummus
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
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes until tender.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Green hummus
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
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
920 Kcal or 3,852 Kj31 gr73 gr56 gr
46 %12 %7 %8 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
127 Kcal or 532 Kj4 gr10 gr8 gr
6 %2 %1 %1 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sesame
How much will it cost?
  • For 600 g : 4.11 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Tinned (canned) chickpeasTinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Hummus, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Mixed vegetable curry, Chickpea salad, ... All
Lemon juiceLemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hollandaise sauce, Tapenade, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Avocado with gravlax, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Leek and celery soup, Moussaka, Greek Pesto, ... All
Garlic cloveGarlic clove: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , Algerian brik rolls, Blanquette of veal, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Gisèle's Pasties, ... All
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