We own all of Anna Jones' recipe books and there has been a recipe I have been meaning to make for the last year. Today was the day when I tried it!
That was for a Pea Hummus.
Now for me, the problem with making Hummus is the issue of having Chickpeas and Tahini. I have chickpeas but they need soaking and cooking. I could just buy a tin but then those chickpeas will sit there forever more unused.
But, what I liked about Anna Jones' recipe is that it uses Frozen peas.
You need:
300g Frozen peas
The juice and zest of one unwaxed lemon
Small bunch of Mint
Small bunch of Basil
Salt and Pepper
and basically you need to blend them in a food processor or with a stick blender. I like the thought of this as something you could make for a week of lunches at school or a quick dip for unexpected guests in the Summer time. My mint is always very prolific in the Summer.
This was actually the first time I used our Kenwood food mixer- it was a present from my Dad/Stepmum as they bought a new one so we got the lovely old one.
I bought a bunch of mint from the GreenGrocers on Saturday in preparation for this and had already zested and juiced a lemon a week ago.
It wasn't until I'd added all the ingredients that I realised I hadn't purchased a new basil plant or a bunch of basil so I had to strip our basil plant that is hanging on with its fingernails to life. I may have added half a lemon extra juice and zest.
What was it like? Well, you can see I managed to make two tubs of it. It tasted deliciously fresh and zesty when I sampled it as I was cleaning out the mixer so I will definitely try this one again. I have carrots to dip in it and some bread so I will try it tomorrow with those and let you know how it fares. It apparently will last a week in the fridge which is good!
What do you think? Would you try this?
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