Bejeweled houmous recipe

Bejeweled houmous

Add some Middle Eastern-inspired finishing touches to readymade houmous and you have an attractive and delicious dip that will hold it own amongst homemade! Stir spices and olive oil through houmous, top with pomegranate seeds, oil and mint and serve at your festive gatherings – and beyond!

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  • Serves 10
  • Takes 5 minutes
  • 104 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 2 x 200g packs houmous
  • 1 tsp ras el hanout or smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 40g pomegranate seeds
  • 5g fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • toasted pitta bread, to serve (optional)

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Each serving contains

Energy
435kJ 104.0kcal
5%
Fat
8g
medium11%
Saturates
1g
medium4%
Salt
0.4g
medium6%
Sugars
1g
low1%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 5.4gProtein 2.6gFibre 1.9g

Method

  1. Decant the houmous into a serving bowl and stir through the ras el hanout and 1 tsp of the olive oil. Top with the pomegranate seeds, the other 1 tsp oil and scatter over the fresh mint leaves. Serve with toasted pitta slices for dipping, if you like.

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