Green pea hummus with mint

I like to look at the ingredients I’ve got on hand and think of what I can make from them. I had a lot of peas this week, so thought I’d make a fresh pea and mint hummus and take it to the housewarming drinks party I’m going to later.

You might also like these hummus recipes:

Easy chargrilled zucchini hummus

Ottolenghi’s famous hummus recipe from Jerusalem

The best roast beetroot hummus (which can be converted to butternut)

Hummus with roasted cauliflwer, sultanas and cashews

Pizza hummus

Take about 500gms fresh garden peas (I am sure frozen will work just as well, just blanch for no more than 3 minutes), blanch in boiling water for about 5 minutes.  Strain in a colander under cold water. Blend in a food processor with:

• 1 – 3 cloves of garlic (depending on how you like it)
•  3 Tbs olive oil
• 3 Tbs Tahini
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• a generous pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper
• a pinch of chilli …or more if you want it spicy
• a good squeeze of lemon juice (about a TBS)
• and a small handful of mint

Blend until its a  nice smooth and creamy consistency.

This fresh summery dip is delicious with Mexicorn Nachos in my favourite flavour – ginger, chilli and lime….or any other snack.

I  think this could also work really well with coriander or parsley.

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