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

By: Jen Bedloe
Former head of food delicious.

Published: 16 Mar 21
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

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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Serves 6
Hands-on time 10 min

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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

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.

Recipe from March 2021 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 221kcals
Fat: 18g (2.1g saturated)
Protein: 6.2g
Carbohydrates: 6.9g (0.6g sugars)
Fibre: 20.3g
Salt: trace

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