Here's a recipe and instructional video for one of my favourite snacks, homemade chickpea hummus. From start to finish, it takes about five minutes to make. I absolutely love this with sugar snap peas for dipping, and it's got some high-fibre, slow-digesting carbohydrate, healthy fats and a little bit of protein to keep you satisfied.
You could cut the fat and calorie content a bit if you want by substituting water for half of the olive oil, and you could also substitute some sesame oil or sesame seeds for the tahini. This is a traditional lemon and garlic flavoured hummus, but you can play around with adding some roasted bell peppers, roasted garlic, etc. for variety - experiment away!
Ingredients:
- 1x 398ml can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed well
- 1 tsp of sesame tahini (you can substitute sesame oil, sesame seeds, or just omit if you want)
- Juice of 1 whole lemon
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 - 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
- Salt/pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Put everything except the olive oil in a food processor with the standard blade
- Process on high, drizzling in the olive oil until the desired consistency is achieved.
Total calories are somewhere between 500 and 600 calories for the entire recipe, depending on how much olive oil you use. For me, this makes 3 servings, with each serving having about 7g protein.
