Conventional Recipes

Black Bean Hummus

 
Prep time: 5 minutes | Makes about 1½ cups
 
This Black Bean Hummus is the perfect snack to have in the fridge. Great with veggie sticks or crackers, toasted pita pockets, as a sandwich filling or as part of a platter. 
 
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Ingredients
  • 400gm can black beans, rinsed & drained, or 1 ½ c freshly cooked
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 T tahini paste (ground up sesame seeds)
  • 2 T water
  • 2 T fresh lime juice
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 ½ t cumin powder
  • Âź t salt
  • ½ c fresh coriander, roughly torn
  • splash of apple cider vinegar, (optional)
  • Âź t chilli flakes
  • ½ c spring onion, finely chopped, to garnish 
 
Instructions
  1. Mix the first 9 ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. (In your Thermomix, blend 30 secs/speed 10, scrape down the sides and repeat). Add a splash of apple cider vinegar at the end if you require a bit more tang, and some chilli flakes if desired. 
  2. Spoon into a bowl, garnish with some finely chopped spring onion and serve with toasted pita breads, veggie sticks or seedy crackers.
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