Harissa-spiked houmous

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Xanthe Clay

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1. Video tutorial: Crushing garlic

1. Put three-quarters of the chickpeas in a food processor with 3 tbsp olive oil, garlic and half a cupful of water. Blitz until smooth, adding a little more water if necessary to make a thick cream consistency. Add the rest of the chickpeas, then whizz again for a few secs until nobbly. Season with salt and a good squeeze of lemon juice.
2. Mix together the harissa and tomato purée with the rest of the olive oil. Drizzle over the houmous to serve.

TIP

I like to use Belazu Rose Harissa (in jars from delis and supermarkets) which is relatively mild but with a complex flavour. Some tubes of North African harissa can be explosively hot - use extra tomato purée and olive oil to lighten.

PER SERVING

111 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.33 g

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• Nomiwoo

  01 June 2009

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  Didn't like this at all - tasted watery and bland, not a patch on the shop bought version I usually get.

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• elaine

  06 June 2009

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  excellent recipe, I added Tahini and used Tabasco instead of Harissa. Super Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  06 June 2009

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  excellent recipe, I added Tahini and used Tabasco instead of Harissa. Super Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• Baltar

  31 July 2009

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  Followed the recipe. Didn't taste anything like Houmous as the recipe didn't include Tahini. Won't be making it again.

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  23 September 2009

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  didn't like this at all tasted very bland. would not use this recipe for Houmous again, would prefer to buy.

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• MissWah

  16 October 2009

  MissWah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Recipe not the greatest but love the idea! Made my own recipe humous and added a heap harissa, yummEE!!

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Ingredients

• 2 x 400g cans chickpeas , rinsed and drained
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• lemon juice , to taste
• 2 tbsp harissa paste (see TIP below)
• 1 tbsp tomato purée

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Serves 10

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Prep 10 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 x 400g cans chickpeas , rinsed and drained
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• lemon juice , to taste
• 2 tbsp harissa paste (see TIP below)
• 1 tbsp tomato purée

PER SERVING

111 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.33 g

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