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Make it don't buy it: hummus
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Make it don't buy it: hummus

8 ingredients 5 min 6 people openrecipes

Millions of pots of hummus, made with chick peas and tahini, are sold in Britain each year. Discover the controversial history of the popular dip, and try making your own.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

287
Calories
7g
Protein
22g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Tahini 1 tbsp (15g) 89
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 380g carton chick peas in water
  • 1 tahini
  • tbsp cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 Freshly squeezed juice of one lemon
  • 1 sea salt
  • 1 olive oil
  • tsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 extra-virgin olive oil (to garnish)

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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