Beetroot hummus with crisp pittas
Ingredients
- Step 1 175g cooked beetroot
- Step 2 400g can chickpeas
- Step 3 1 garlic clove , crushed or chopped
- Step 4 handful of coriander
- Step 5 juice of 2 lemons
- Step 6 5 tbsp olive oil
- Step 7 1 head red chicory
- Step 8 2 handfuls rocket
- Step 9 handful olives
- Step 10 6-8 large pitta breads
Calories: 256
Carbohydrate: 39 g
Protein: 8 g
Fat: 9 g
Cook time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
TAGS
Buffet
Lunch
Side Dish
Snack
Starter
Supper
Greek
BBC Good Food
Beetroot
chickpea
chickpea
Chicory
Coriander
Dip
Garlic clove
Garlic clove
Good Food
Houmou
Hummu
lemon
lemon
olive
olive
Pitta bread
Pitta bread
Rocket
Starter
Directions
- Step 1 Roughly chop the beetroot. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Put these in a food processor with the garlic, coriander, lemon juice and olive oil. Blitz until fairly smooth. Taste and add freshly ground pepper, and salt if you wish.
- Step 2 Divide the salad leaves between 6 plates. Spoon a little hummus onto each plate and scatter with a few olives. Drizzle a little oil over the leaves and sprinkle with a little black pepper, and salt, if you wish.
- Step 3 Toast the pittas, cut into wedges and serve with the hummus.