There are all kinds of “exotic” hummous about the place – caramelised onion, red pepper, chipotle and lime, cumin and coriandar etc.. and that’s just in our local supermarket.  Don’t get me wrong, they’re great.  But if it ain’t broke why fix it?!

That said, I’m always looking at ways to boost our vegetable consumption.  I read somewhere that the “Five A Day” recommendation was mainly based on what it was felt the good people of Britain would be prepared to eat, rather than what would be best for them (somewhere closer to “Nine A Day” with a much heavier emphasis on veg than fruit).  So, even though our children are pretty good about eating their veg, I still like to sneak extra veg into whatever I can.  (We call it “Stealth Veg”.)

Butternut and chickpeas really work together – the earthy and the slightly sweet.  I’ve been bunging them together in tagines for years (probably with inauthentic abandon – do gourds grow in North Africa?).  Needless to say, they are awesome together in hummous. Continue reading “Butternut Hummous” →