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Loaded Hummus

HB-14376 · Hand-built original · Turkish and Middle Eastern

Three bowls of hummus get three different treatments: one is blended with beetroot and topped with feta and toasted pumpkin seeds, one is crowned with bacon lardons, chestnuts, sage and thyme, and one is blended with sun-dried tomatoes and finished with almonds and chilli oil.

Turkish and Middle EasternStarters & nibbles40 minServes each dip serves 4–6434 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: bacon

Servings:4quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 7 oz hummus per flavour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for serving
  • 3 1/2 oz bacon lardons
  • 10 sage leaves, thinly sliced
  • 3 1/2 oz chestnuts, roughly chopped
  • 4 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 5 1/2 oz cooked beetroot
  • 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped
  • 1 3/4 oz feta, crumbled
  • Olive oil, to serve
  • 5 1/2 oz sun-dried tomatoes (drained weight)
  • 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
  • 2 tbsp chilli oil, to serve

Method

  1. For the bacon and chestnut bowl, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the bacon lardons, and fry them for about 5 minutes until they start to colour.
  2. Stir the sliced sage, chopped chestnuts and thyme sprigs into the lardons and cook that mixture for a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chestnuts warm through and the herbs crisp slightly.
  3. Spread one portion of hummus into a serving bowl, spoon the hot bacon and chestnut mixture over its surface, and drizzle a little extra olive oil across the top.
  4. For the beetroot bowl, blend another portion of hummus in a food processor with the cooked beetroot until the mixture turns smooth and evenly pink.
  5. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they puff and crackle.
  6. Spread the beetroot hummus into its bowl and top that bowl with the crumbled feta, the toasted pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of olive oil.
  7. For the tomato bowl, blend the last portion of hummus with 3 1/2 oz of the sun-dried tomatoes until smooth, and finely chop the remaining sun-dried tomatoes by hand.
  8. Spread the tomato hummus into a bowl, scatter the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and the toasted flaked almonds over it, and finish that third bowl with a drizzle of the chilli oil.

Prep: 30 min · Cook: 10 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

434 kcalCalories
17.4 gProtein
36.6 gCarbs
27.4 gFat
3.9 gSaturates
7 gFibre
14.7 gSugars
537 mgSodium
7 mgCholesterol
1629 mgPotassium
127 mgCalcium
6.1 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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