Lemony Coriander Hummus

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This hummus is easy to make your own, bursting with fresh coriander/cilantro and lemon flavours. The hummus can be served as a dip or as a sauce. Here I’ve simply made individual servings as starters (with some crackers on the side). Enjoy! (This is a low fodmap recipe.)

The hummus:
400 g canned (or soaked and cooked) chickpeas, drained
2 lemons, juice
150 ml loosely packed fresh coriander
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
A pinch of salt
(a few drops of maple syrup to bring out the flavour, optional or, agave, if you are not low fodmap)
Some olive oil, if needed, so create a softer texture. (to be added last, if needed)

To serve:
½ of lemon per person
1 coriander leaf per person
(optional, some olive oil to drizzle over the dish)

1. Place all the ingredients for the hummus in a mixer and run until smooth.
2. Taste and add more coriander or lemon if needed.
3. Take half a lemon and cut off a small piece of the base so that it can steadily stand on a plate.
4. Cut of a thin, long strand along the top of the lemon (see photo) and keep it attached at one end. Make a knot on the lemon strand.
5. Using a small ice cream scoop, melon baller or similar, create little balls, flatten the base and place on top of the lemon.
6. Add a fresh leaf of coriander on top.

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Dessert Crepes with Lemon Sauce

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Crepes should be made quite thin and this is sometimes difficult with a gluten free batter. Add a tablespoon of ground Psyllium Husk to the flour, or, make them slightly thicker than normal crepes. This wonderful lemon sauce is both sweet and sour and can also be served with chocolate cake or ice cream.

Batter:
100 g gluten free plain flour (+ 1 tbsp ground Psyllium Seed Husk)
1 egg
Pinch of salt
10 g sugar
300 ml milk
20 g butter

Lemon Sauce:
200 caster sugar
100 ml water
2 lemons

Decorations: Lemon balm or mint leaves

Lemon sauce:

  1. In a pan, combine water and sugar. Simmer over medium heat, until reduced by a third. Remove from heat.
  2. Wash lemons and make long strands of the peel.
  3. Juice the lemons and pour in the pan, pass the contents of the pan through strainer into a bowl and then add the peels.
  4. Chill for 60 minutes.

Crepes:

  1. In a bowl, whisk eggs and milk .
  2. Add sugar, salt and flour (possibly combined with some psyllium husk)
  3. Mix well, protect with cling film and set to rest for 20 minutes.
  4. In a small pan, melt the butter. Take off heat just when going brown.
  5. Cool slightly. Whisk into batter.
  6. Fry the crepes

Serving:

  1. Fold in quarters
  2. Spoon over sauce
  3. Garnish with some lemon balm leaves or maybe mint leaves.