Hummus

Ingredients

½ cup chickpeas soaked overnight, and washed (the washing makes the chickpeas easier to digest)

• Juice of 1 lemon

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tbsp sesame butter

• 1 - 2 cloves garlic.

• olive oil

• a pinch of chilli powder or paprika

• parsley

Method

Cook the chickpeas in a pressure cooker till soft with just enough water in the cooker. Rinse in clean water several times.

Mix chickpeas, lemon juice, salt, sesame butter, and garlic in the blender. Grind adding water as needed to make a thick almost smooth paste. Place in a bowl. Dress with olive oil, a sprinkling of red chilli powder or paprika and parsley.

Variations

Add sun dried tomatoes / olives / coriander to the mixture while grinding to make a flavoured hummus.

Serves 4.