Lentil hummus with thermomix

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11 June, 2022

Hummus is a popular dish from the Middle East and Greece. Depending on the location, its presentation, ingredients and flavors vary, but it is always made with a cream of chickpeas.

This time we vary the base ingredient, and we change from legumes, from chickpeas to lentils. It is healthy, tasty, cheap, easy and quick to prepare. Can’t stop making it. This recipe calls for lentils.

Lentil hummus with thermomix

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Cooking time:

1 minute

Total Time

1 minute

Kitchen

Spanish

Category:

Legumes with Thermomix Snacks with Thermomix Vegetarian Recipes with Thermomix

Ingredients of lentil hummus with thermomix

For the lentil hummus:

400 grams of cooked lentils
40 grams of toasted sesame seeds or 1 tablespoon of tahini (sesame paste)
10 raw almonds without skin
70 grams of extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
30 grams of lime or lemon juice
1 pinch of ground cloves optional
1 teaspoon salt

To decorate:

Very finely chopped purple onion
Fresh cilantro, only the leaves finely chopped
10 grams of olive oil.

Preparation of lentil hummus with thermomix

Start by toasting the sesame seeds, place the seeds in a hot pan and stir for a few minutes until they turn a golden color.
Then, the lentils you use must be cooked, they can be from a jar or homemade, if they are from a jar, wash them and drain them well.
Then, Arrange the following ingredients in the Thermomix bowl: the cooked lentils, the toasted sesame seeds, the skinless almonds, the garlic clove, the teaspoon of ground cumin, a pinch of ground cloves (this species is optional) and salt to taste, mix these dry ingredients for a few seconds, program.
2 seconds / Speed 5
Immediately add the olive oil and lemon juice, program.
30 seconds / Progressive speed 5 – 10
The result should be a uniform and homogeneous cream. If you prefer, with the help of the spatula lower the remains of the cream towards the blades of the Thermomix bowl, check the salt point and program again.
10 seconds / Progressive speed 5 – 10