Garlic and Chilli Hummus served with Sweet Potato Soldiers
This hummus is a fantastic healthy snack. It goes beautifully with these sweet potato soldiers, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, celery sticks and on top of rice cakes.
2x 400g cartons of chickpeasdrain one tin and keep the water of the other to add into the hummus
1Lemonjuice only
3Garlic clovespeeled and loosely chopped
½tspChilli flakesplus more to taste
1tspPaprika
1tspGround cumin
2tspsHoney
1tspSaltplus more to taste
1tspPepper
2tbspsRapeseed oil
Optional garnishing
Chilli flakes
Ground coriander leaf
Extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
For the sweet potatoes soldiers:
Pre heat the oven to fan 190℃
Cut the sweet potatoes into soldiers - place in a large bowl. Season with a drizzle of oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, garlic granules and mix well with your hands. Place the soldiers on a parchment lined baking tray and roast in the oven for around 50 minutes, turning half way through.
For the hummus:
Simply, add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz until smooth.
Place in a bowl and top with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, ground coriander leaf and chilli flakes.
You can store the hummus in an airtight container for 3-5 days.