Quick mezze tea

Ingredients

THE HUMMUS

• 400g tinned chickpeas
• 1 garlic clove
• Big pinch salt
• 2 tbsp vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 2 tbsp tahini

• THE BEANS - per person (if using store bought - odysea do the best)
• 4 tbsp really good quality borlotti / butter beans (bold bean is best)
• 1 tsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp harissa paste
• 1 tsp olive oil
• Chopped coriander to taste

• THE TSATZIKI - per person
• 3 tbsp greek yoghurt
• 3cm off a cucumber, diced
• 3 mint leaves, finely sliced

THE REST

• A fish/ protein of choice - I use salmon, but chicken would work
• Falafels
• Pitta bread
• Chopped coriander to serve
• Any other mezze, pickles/ spreads you like

Method

1. For the hummus, add your garlic, salt and lemon juice / vinegar to a food processor & blend until you have a paste, or at least until the garlic has broken up.
2. Add the rest of your hummus ingredients and blend until you’re happy with the texture - I don’t like mine to be too smooth, so this only takes a minute or less.
3. Adjust to taste - you may want to add more lemon juice, cumin, salt or tahini.
4. Once you’re happy with it, add to an airtight container & store for up to 2 weeks.
5. For the tsatziki, dice your cucumber, then to a bowl, add your yoghurt, cucumber, and chopped mint. Season to taste, then set aside.
6. Finally, you want to cook your protein of choice, unless using cooked protein - whilst this is cooking, mix your beans with all the ingredients, and adjust to taste.
7. Plate everything up - toast your pitta, add your protein, falafel, hummus, beans and tsatziki. You can also add any veg/ pickles you want here.