Hummus

As starters go this one hits top list of currently most favorite ones. Naturally gluten free hummus is rather cheap, easy to make and goes great with veggies and flat bread.

Ingredients:

200 g of chick peas (dried)

1-2 medium sized lemons

4 table spoons plain white yogurt

2 table spoons Tahini

1-2 cloves of garlic

Pinch of salt

Pinch of pepper

Directions:

1) In case you are making hummus out of dried chick pies (which are cheapest, let’s face it) you will need to soak 200 g in water for at least 12 hours unless the package tells you otherwise. They should end up with a weight of about 500 g.

2) Cook in hot water until soft.

3) In case you are using canned chick peas do not forget to check the correct weight data on the can. Should be 500 g of dry weight.

4) Put 500 g into a blender, salt, pepper, add the juice out of 1-2 lemons and mix thoroughly until you start getting a paste. You can add 2-3 tablespoons of water if your blender is running on “dry”.

5) Add 2 tablespoons of Tahini, 5 tablespoons of plain white yogurt and 1-2 crushed cloves of garlic. Mix until combined.

6) Serve best with stripes of vegetables (cucumber, carrot, bell peppers work best) or gluten free flat bread)

Enjoy Gluten-Free-ers!

Tips & Tricks:

We do recommend you tasting before adding more of the lemon, garlic or even tahini. This recipe is what suited us most and had the best balance of flavours. It doesn’t however mean that you can’t add more of any of the ingredients listed above.

In case you don’t know what Tahini is, it is a paste made out of crushed sesame seeds. You should be able to find it in any local organic or “healthy” store.