recipe: cheese & tomato cucumber crackers

cheese & tomato cucumber crackers

super healthy sliced cucumber topped w/ broad bean humous, cheese & tomato - low carb crackers!

IngredientsMakes: 154g (7)

75g		cucumber
21g		plain broad bean humous	(recipe below)
1g		black pepper
12g		mature cheddar
45g		tomatoes
0.5g		salt

Method

The humous is a great way to use up the end of season broadbeans, that dried on the plant or were missed and are generally a bit dry or mahoosive! It makes a smooth and creamy topping for these 'crackers'.

Once you've made the humous it's an assembley job!

Slice the cucumber, spread a little broad bean humous on each slice and top w/ mature cheddar shavings, a slice of tomato, salt & a healthy grind of black pepper . . . . job done.

plain broad bean humous

broad bean humous w/ tahini, garlic, lemon juice & vegetable oil.

IngredientsMakes: 530g (2)

6g		garlic
250g		broad beans
50g		tahini
3g		salt
75g		lemon juice
140g		water
40g		veg oil

Method

If the broad beans are dry soak them overnight in water to rehydrate.

Boil the beans for 6-8mins w/ skin on.

Blend the garlic, then the beans, add lemon juice & tahini.

Add enough water so that the humous has the right gloopiness (it's technical) - IE goes from broad bean crumbs to humous texture.

Blend for ~10mins in a food processor if you left the skin on - good fibre content.

Half as long if you shelled them.

With the motor running add oil until you get as smooth a texture as you want.

Rub the inside of your tubs & lids w/ lemon juice - anti bacterial - and fill them w/ humous!

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