Name: Pea & broad bean hummus with goat’s cheese & sourdough
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g fresh or frozen peas; 300g fresh broad beans podded (no need to remove their pale green jackets) or use frozen (defrosted); 4 tbsp olive or sunflower oil; 2 garlic cloves peeled; zest 2 lemons juice of 1; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 8 slices sourdough bread halved; 125g/4.5oz log soft, spreadable goat's cheese; 50g bag pea shoots (or use watercress)

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Pea & broad bean hummus with goat’s cheese & sourdough

Pea & broad bean hummus with goat’s cheese & sourdough

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 6 mins

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Any leftover hummus from this summery lunch dish will keep well covered in the fridge for up to three days and makes a great snack with toasted pittas

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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300g fresh or frozen peas
300g fresh broad beans

podded (no need to remove their pale green jackets) or use frozen (defrosted)
4 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
2 garlic cloves

peeled
zest 2 lemons

juice of 1
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

To serve

8 slices sourdough bread

halved
125g/4.5oz log soft, spreadable goat's cheese
50g bag pea

shoots (or use watercress)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal503
fat25g
saturates6g
carbs55g
sugars5g
fibre12g
protein19g
salt1.22g

low

Method

step 1

Tip the peas and beans into a large pan of salted boiling water, then cook for 3 mins. Drain, cool under cold water, then drain again thoroughly.
step 2

Put the 4 tbsp oil in a pan, heat gently, then add the garlic. Cook for 3 mins, very very gently, until the oil is infused and the garlic has softened but is not coloured. Tip the oil and garlic into a jug and cool.
step 3

Whizz the peas, beans and almost all the zest in a food processor, then trickle in the garlicky oil. Add the garlic cloves, almost all the lemon juice and 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. The hummus should be swirling around the bowl nicely by this point, but shouldn't be too fine in texture. Scrape the sides down if you need to. Season well – you’ll need about 1 tsp sea salt and lots of black pepper. Add the rest of the lemon juice to taste. Spoon into a dish, swirl the top, then drizzle over the remaining extra virgin olive oil.
step 4

To serve, toast the bread, then spread with the goat’s cheese. Dollop a good spoonful of hummus onto each piece, drizzle with a little more olive oil, scatter with the remaining zest, then grind over a little black pepper. Top with a few pea shoots and serve.

RECIPE TIPS

BROAD BEANS

It’s tricky to pick the best as the outer skin gives no indication as to the quality of the bean. Don’t worry about discolouring; even a black pod could have quality beans inside. When buying, go for slender ones – big, fat bumps in the pod tend to hold big, fat dried beans inside. If you are shelling broad beans, don’t lick your fingers – it’s a very nasty bitter taste.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2009

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