Houmous

Home made houmous is very quick and easy to make and tastes so much better than most shop bought stuff.

I used

I 400g can chickpeas drained

I dessert spoon of Tahini Paste

Juice of between half and a whole lemon added to taste

Finely chopped fresh garlic, I used about half a clove but sometimes more.

All the ingredients were blitzed together for a couple of minutes with a hand held blender.

It is best made a few hours before eaten so that the garlic flavour can permeate.

I rarely use salt and prefer to add freshly ground black pepper just before eating.

I divide the mixture between several ramekin dishes and freeze some. To part of the mixture I added smoked paprika to taste. The other portion is garnished with fresh mint