These dips requires least amount of cooking, just assembling ingredients and churning them all together
A saviour of vegan food lover, the popularity of Hummus has been rising lately. It now comes in a huge array of flavours at grocery stores . But these dips are incredibly easy to make at home, It requires least amount of cooking, just assembling ingredients and churning them all together. All you need is to grab some pita bread or chips, some veggies or salads and you are red to scoop out some of your favourites.
Here some of the Mediterranean dips that you should have by the side of all the junks you order just for a touch of health.
Classic Hummus with Tahini
This tasty chickpea-based dip is creamy and protein-rich, with a subtle nuttiness from tahini. It's perfect as-is, but also makes an excellent base for your favorite mix-ins. All you need is boiled chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini or sesame paste,garlic (peeled and crushed), salt and olive oil. Use a blender to make a fine paste and its ready.
Tzatziki -A Greek yogurt dip
This is a dip that is surprisingly easy but so creamy you would let the salsa or the sour cream go. put the sauce in a bowl, slice up some fresh pita, and watch it fly off the plate, All you need is cucumber, lowfat Greek yogurt or hung curd, lemon juice, chopped fresh dill , black pepper, virgin olive oil and salt/pepper for seasoning. Just the yogurt in a bowl, whisk it, add grated cucumber, but squeeze the water out first. Include rest of the ingredients, mix and it is ready.
Muhammara- Red pepper Dip
Muhmmara is a Middle Eastern walnut and roasted red pepper dip that’s all sorts of savory, sweet, slightly smoky, and just enough spicy! You can serve it with warm pita as part of a Mezze platter. All you need is roasted red peppers, walnuts, oilve oil, pomegranate molasses. You can also add cayenne pepper, garlic for added flavours. Just blend all of these together and it is done.
Baba Ganoush- Eggplant dip
Baba Ganoush is irresistibly smooth and luxurious, smoky and savory. In its most basic form, Baba Ganoush is made with roasted eggplant, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Adding a tiny bit of ground cumin, smoked paprika and fresh parsley takes it to the next level. Roast the egg plant, scoop put the flesh, add rest of the ingredients with salt and blend into a fine paste. Your dip is ready.
