Name: Luxury hummus
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 700g chickpeas drained; 135ml extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling; 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped; 1 tbsp tahini; 1½ lemons juiced; ½ tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp sumac; ½ small pack parsley roughly chopped; 40g pomegranate seeds; crudités and warm pittas, to serve

Luxury hummus

Use good-quality chickpeas to give this vegan hummus a really silky feel. Dips make perfect, easy party food to serve with crudités and warm pittas

25 min total 20 min prep 5 min cook 8 242 cal

Instructions

Tap a step to mark it done

1 Blitz ¾ of the chickpeas and 120ml of the oil with the rest of the hummus ingredients and a good amount of seasoning in a food processor. Add a little water if it is too thick. Spoon the hummus into a serving bowl or spread it onto a plate. Can be made up to two days in advance and kept in the fridge.
2 Dry the rest of the chickpeas on kitchen paper as much as possible. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chickpeas and a large pinch of salt, and fry until golden, around 4 mins. Drain on kitchen paper.
3 Drizzle some oil over the hummus, then sprinkle with the spices, parsley and pomegranate seeds. Scatter the fried chickpeas on top and serve with crudités and warm pitta breads.