Hummus plate with spiced chickpeas

Name: Hummus plate with spiced chickpeas
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 200g hummus, nut free; 1 tin, 400 g tin, drained and rinsed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 cucumber, sliced into sticks; 2 wholemeal pittas; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 1 lemon, cut in wedges

Creamy hummus topped with warm spiced chickpeas, with cucumber and pitta for scooping.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.32 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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200 ghummusnut free
1tin400 g tin, drained and rinsed
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspground cumin
1 tspsmoked paprika
½cucumbersliced into sticks
2wholemeal pittas
1 tbspchopped parsley
1lemoncut in wedges

Method

1
Heat the oil in a small pan over a medium heat. Add the chickpeas, cumin and paprika and fry for 4 minutes until hot and fragrant.
4 min
2
Warm the pittas in the toaster and cut into strips.
3
Spread the hummus in a wide swoosh on a plate.
4
Spoon the chickpeas on top and sprinkle with the parsley.
5
Serve with the cucumber, pitta and lemon wedges.

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