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Guacamole

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Fresh-tasting Mexican dip with all the goodness of avocados.

10 min

Ingredients:

  • 3 avocados
  • 1 big tomato, peeled
  • 1 medium onion
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cloves of garlic
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

Prepare and blend all the ingredients together.

Add more cumin, salt and pepper to taste.

TIP: Serve with tortilla chips or fajitas.

…Thanks for the recipe Mar!

Hummus

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A popular Middle Eastern dip made from crushed chickpeas and tahini.

15 min

Ingredients:

  • 1 can of chickpeas (400g)
  • 4 tsp of tahini
  • 4 tsp of natural yougurt
  • 8 mint leaves
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 cloves of garlic crushed with ½ a tsp of salt
  • paprika
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • parsley (optional)

Instructions:

Blend all the ingredients together in a suitable container.

Taste and add more of any ingredient if required (generally tahini/mint/salt).

Serve spread on a plate sprinkled with paprika, olive oil and parsley (as shown in picture).

TIP: Good for dipping toasted bread or pitta and raw vegetables, such as carrot or cucumber.