Hummus would be one of my favourite go-to foods. It’s nice for a snack with biscuits, or slathered on toast with butter, or as a side with a steak.  This recipe is so different to the store bought one – the difference being that we use tinned pears and cashews which gives it a rich smoothness – this is one recipe you will have to try – and, as a bonus it will freeze plus it’s really cost effective compared to store bought hummus.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 tin of chick peas, drained
• 1 400g tin of pears in juice (not syrup!) drained, retain juice
• 1 cup cashews
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 T tahini
• 2 T olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Method:

In a food processor or blender, place all ingredients and blend until smooth. If the hummus is too runny, add more cashews. If the blend is too dry, add pear juice.

Refrigerate.

To freeze, place in ziplock bags and make sure all air is removed from bag. Defrost in fridge, you may need to put through the blender again with a little more olive oil.