Fitness Recipe: Chickpea Hummus in 3 Different Ways

Are you awaiting a visit or do you fancy a healthy snack for a binge-watching TV? Here are 3 delicious and nutritious recipes for chickpea hummus which you can eat with fresh cut vegetables, crusty pastry, or your favourite crackers. Let’s move on to the preparation!

1. HUMMUS WITH BEETROOT

Ingredients:

• 320 g chickpeas
• 180 g cooked beetroot
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 0,5 tbs cumin
• 0,5 tbs ground coriander
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• water (if necessary)

Directions:

Sauté cumin on a dry pan till you smell its scent. Then remove the pan from the cooker. Prepare a blender, add cooked beetroot, 1-day pre-soaked and rinsed chickpeas or chickpeas in brine, garlic, coriander, salt and olive oil. Blend till smooth. Then add cumin, lemon juice, and ground black pepper. Blend it again. Season it with salt, lemon juice, or black pepper to your taste and enjoy!

Nutritional values	1 serving (4 servings in total)
Calories	323
Protein	16.8 g
Carbohydrates	43 g
Fibre	10.5 g
Fat	6 g

2. HUMMUS WITH MANGO AND CURRY

Ingredients:

• 250 g chickpeas
• 1 ripe mango
• 50 g Tahini paste
• lemon juice from 1 lemon
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp curry powder
• ½ tsp sweet pepper powder
• olive oil to taste
• water (if necessary)

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Directions:

Add 1-day pre-soaked and rinsed chickpeas or chickpeas in brine, cut mango, Tahini paste, lemon juice, and olive oil to the blender. Blend it all together till you get a smooth creamy mixture. If it seems to thick, add some water. Lastly, add cumin, turmeric, salt, curry, and sweet pepper powder to the mixture, and blend it all together once again. Season it with salt, olive oil, and serve!

Nutritional values	1 serving (4 servings in total)
Calories	300
Protein	14 g
Carbohydrates	35.8 g
Fibre	7 g
Fat	9.2 g

3. HUMMUS WITH CARROT AND GINGER

Ingredients:

• 300 g chickpeas
• 3 middle-sized carrots
• 3 tbsp Tahini paste
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cloves of pressed garlic
• 1 to 1 ½ tbsp grated ginger
• 1 to 1 ½ tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp salt
• water (if necessary)

Directions:

Wash, peel, and thinly slice the carrots. Add it to the blender together with ginger and garlic and blend till smooth. Then add 1-day pre-soaked and rinsed chickpeas or chickpeas in brine, Tahini paste, lemon juice, maple syrup, salt, and blend it all together once again. Taste it, and add salt if you want your hummus to be saltier, or add maple syrup if you want it to be sweeter. Blend it all for a little while, and now it’s all done! Enjoy your meal!

Nutritional values	1 serving (4 servings in total)
Calories	356
Protein	17 g
Carbohydrates	48 g
Fibre	7.5 g
Fat	12 g

We believe you enjoyed all 3 recipes for creamy chickpea hummus, and that you already know what to prepare for a film night, or for a quick and heathy snack. If you liked the recipe, please, don’t forget to share it with your friends.