Spicy Cowpea Hummus with Crunchy Vegetables
Do you know that you can use cooked cowpeas to make a deliciously spicy version of everyone’s favourite Middle Eastern dip, hummus? This recipe has a bonus – you can save half of the cowpea mixture for filling cheesy Mexican-style quesadillas!
Feeds
4People
Preparation time
170Min.
Difficulty
easy
Ingredients
- ungrouped
- 1 cup dried cowpeas
- vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- Knorr Dry Cook-In Sauce Tomato Base
- 3 cups Knorr Vegetable Stock Pot
- lemon juice
- 2 cups tortilla chips
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup sliced peppers
Preparation method
- ungrouped
- First cook the cowpeas:
- Place dry cowpeas in a sieve and rinse under tap to remove any impurities.
- Place a pot and cover with water and allow to soak for 2-3 hours.
- Place pot on stove and bring to the boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer until cow peas are soft.
- Remove from heat and drain away water and allow to cool.
- Heat the oil in a medium pan, add the onion and fry until soft.
- Add four cups of the cooked cowpeas, plus the contents of the sachet of Knorr Dry Cook-In Sauce Tomato Base.
- Add the Knorr Vegetable Stock and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened.
- Remove half the mixture from the pot and set aside to cool slightly.
- Put the cooled portion of the cowpea mixture into a food processor and add the lemon juice. Blitz for five minutes, or until smooth. Season to taste and tip the hummus into a bowl.
- Serve the hummus with the tortilla chips and the crunchy sliced vegetables.
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