Chick-pea paste – a worthy alternative to hummus. This juicy snack can be served with a fresh vegetables and fried bread. Chickpeas paste is ideal both in a post, and for vegan food.
Know many about advantage of chick-pea. This is the bright representative bean. Chick-pea abounds with vegetable protein and minerals. Dishes on its basis very much help out vegans.
Necessary ingredients
For preparation of chickpeas paste it is required:
- 250 g of chick-pea;
- 1-2 garlic gloves;
- 2-3 branches of parsley;
- 1 tsps of mayonnaise;
- pinch of ground turmeric;
- salt and ground black pepper of the joint-stock company to taste.
If there is no desire to potter with cooking of chick-pea, use preserved food – so you will save a lot of time.
The quantity of garlic cloves can vary. Everything depends on personal preferences in respect of piquancy.
Ardent supporters of healthy nutrition can exclude mayonnaise from the list, but with it paste finds gentle cream texture. Thanks to it it is direct melts in the mouth.
Step-by-step preparation
The first step
Boil chick-pea until ready, usually on it 2-2.5 hours are required. Experienced culinary specialists recommend to fill in previously it with water and to leave a minimum for 3-4 hours. If bean semifresh, it is better to increase time. In several hours, chick-pea will become impregnated with moisture, will become softer. Thanks to it not only cooking time will be reduced, but also to improve gustatory qualities. If you use tinned chick-pea, just merge liquid. If necessary wash out a product.
Useful tips
Use cold water for soaking. Many mistakenly fill in hot, hoping for acceleration of process of a razvarivaniye of chick-pea. High temperature promotes protein turning that is an obstacle for penetration in water.
For preparation of paste important that chick-pea well boiled soft. There is a small cunning – add щепоть baking soda to water before soaking.
The second step
Crush garlic and parsley. Instead of the last it is possible to use cilantro or green onions.
The third step
Pyuriruyte chick-pea in the blender. It is possible to bring it to completely uniform texture or to leave insignificant pieces – depends on personal preferences.
The fourth step
Mix chick-pea, garlic, parsley and mayonnaise. Salt and pepper weight to taste. Add a turmeric, it will give to a dish a pleasant shade.
With what to give
Chickpeas paste is perfectly combined with a fresh vegetables. On its basis it is possible to make sandwiches which will ideally be entered in the menu of the adherent of healthy nutrition. For this purpose use usual bread, it is better wholegrain and bezdrozhzhevy, or small loafs. Many vegetables – cucumbers, tomatoes, a garden radish, paprika will approach. Generously grease bread with chickpeas paste, from above place the cut vegetables. Decorate sandwich with a branch of any greens or a lettuce leaf and give to a table.