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Lemon and Basil Hummus

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📝 Cooking Method

  1. Add the chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon zest & juice, basil leaves, nutritional yeast, ice and salt to your blender and blend on high for around 3–5 minutes.
  2. You may need to stop the blender and scrape down the sides to ensure everything is equally blended.
  3. If the mixture appears a little thick, add a splash of oat milk and continue blending. You can repeat this until you get the desired consistency.
  4. Serve straight away, or store in the fridge until needed.

📋 Ingredients (Full Serving)

1 can / 400g chickpeas - drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
Zest of 1 large lemon
Juice of 1 large lemon
Whole bunch of basil / 50g
1-3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
1 ice cube
Generous pinch of salt
Splash of oat milk

📋 Ingredients (Half Serving)

0.5 can / 200g chickpeas - drained and rinsed
0.5 tablespoon tahini
0.5 tablespoon olive oil
Zest of 0.5 large lemon
Juice of 0.5 large lemon
Whole bunch of basil / 25g
0.5-1.5 tablespoon of nutritional yeast
0.5 ice cube
Generous pinch of salt
Splash of oat milk

📋 Ingredients (Double Serving)

2 cans / 800g chickpeas - drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons olive oil
Zest of 2 large lemon
Juice of 2 large lemon
2 whole bunches of basil / 100g
2-6 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
2 ice cube
Generous pinch of salt
Splash of oat milk

📊 Nutritional Information

Half Serving

80.5 Calories
1.5g Protein
8.88g Carbohydrates
2.75g Fibre
0.63g Sugar
4g Fat
0.5g Saturated Fat
9mg Sodium
22.13mg Potassium
0mcg RAE Vitamin A
3mg Vitamin C
1.13mg Calcium
1.63mg Iron

Full Serving

161 Calories
3g Protein
17.75g Carbohydrates
5.5g Fibre
1.25g Sugar
8g Fat
1g Saturated Fat
18mg Sodium
44.25mg Potassium
0mcg RAE Vitamin A
6mg Vitamin C
2.25mg Calcium
3.25mg Iron

Double Serving

322 Calories
6g Protein
35.5g Carbohydrates
11g Fibre
2.5g Sugar
16g Fat
2g Saturated Fat
36mg Sodium
88.5mg Potassium
0mcg RAE Vitamin A
12mg Vitamin C
4.5mg Calcium
6.5mg Iron