Pitta chips with chickpea and avocado hummus

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Pitta chips with chickpea and avocado hummus

A healthy alternative to crisps and dip

30 minutes

Serves 4

Gopi Chandratheva

Recipe by: Gopi Chandratheva | Nutritionist

Gopi shares a great alternative for one of our all-time favourites, crisps, which came in second place in our poll. Are crisps one of your go-to junk foods? These pitta chips with chickpea and avocado hummus are a perfect swap – and the best part is that you can share them with friends and family.

Gopi Chandratheva

Recipe by: Gopi Chandratheva | Nutritionist

Gopi shares a great alternative for one of our all-time favourites, crisps, which came in second place in our poll. Are crisps one of your go-to junk foods? These pitta chips with chickpea and avocado hummus are a perfect swap – and the best part is that you can share them with friends and family.

Ingredients

  • 1 pack of wholemeal pitta bread
  • 1 tin of chickpeas drained
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil
  • Handful of coriander

5 A DAY: 1

Method

  1. Pre heat oven gas mark 4 or 180 degrees.
  2. Cut the pitta bread into triangles, place on a baking tray and brush with some of the avocado oil.
  3. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until crisp and golden.
  4. For the hummus simply pulse/blend all the avocado, chickpeas, lemon, tahini and remaining oil until creamy/lumpy texture. Season with black pepper.
  5. Garnish with coriander, take a big dip with the pitta bread and munch.


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