Houmous tartine

This houmous tartine with an olive, tomato, lemon & basil salsa is quick to rustle up, stress-free and ready in 10 mins. Simple!

Even massive foodies with a huge passion for cooking have those days where ‘cooking’ really isn’t on the table.

Before the health bug bit me, these moments would be the perfect excuse to just grab a takeaway, indulge in dessert for dinner, or even just have a cup of tea and go to bed. Needless to say I never felt great the morning after!

Now when I get home from a busy day at work, I not only know exactly what easy meals I can make, but I set a 10-minute stopwatch so I know that whatever I’m about to make can take no longer than that.

One of my favourite go-to speedy meals at the moment is a simple tartine with rice bread, homemade houmous, and an olive, tomato, lemon and basil salsa. It takes no time to make and tastes absolutely delicious! The balance of low-GI sustaining carbohydrates from the bread with the protein-rich houmous, and tantalising veggie-packed salsa, makes for a brilliantly nourishing and filling meal that you can have at lunchtime to get you through the day, or even rustle up for an easy dinner.

Houmous
(Makes around a cup)

We Heart Living – Houmous

1.5 cups/200g tin of chickpeas

Juice 1 lemon

1tbsp tahini

1 garlic clove

2tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp paprika

Salt & pepper to taste

Drain and rinse the chickpeas, add to a food processor with all the other ingredients, blend until a creamy purée forms.

Tartine

Serves 1

2 slices gluten free bread (I use Biona’s rice bread)

¼ cup black olives, halved

Half a dozen tomatoes, diced

Juice ½ lemon

Handful of basil leaves, minced

Toast two slices of your bread (or don’t if you prefer) and then spread with a generous amount of your homemade houmous. In a bowl combine the lemon juice, diced tomatoes, olives, minced basil leaves and a pinch of salt. Mix and pour on top of the houmous. Enjoy!

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