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Special Houmous

Instead of paying high prices for ready-made houmous, make your own and add plenty of iron-rich parsley that your kids won't even notice, and crunchy cucumber.

Ingredients

14oz tin chick peas
small carton plain yogurt (Greek is worth the extra cost for the creamy  texture)
1tbsp fresh parsley
1 large garlic clove
dash of lemon
salt and pepper

Method

1. Wash tinned chick peas thoroughly under cold running water and shake dry in a colander.

2. Mix all the ingredients together in a blender - this will mince the parsley so that it goes unnoticed. If you don't have a blender, mash the chick peas with a fork and finely chop the garlic and parsley.

3. Add lemon and seasoning to taste. For children, go easy on the lemon. Spread mixture into buns which don't need to be buttered and top with medium sliced cucumber for a crunchy texture.

Tip - With sloppy mixtures go for crusty wholemeal buns, only slicing through one side; this way they won't end up leaking!


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Special Houmous
from The Vegetarian September 1992
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