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Meze with pitta fingers

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 2
Dietary Vegetarian
From Ready Steady Cook

Method


  1. Place the pepper, garlic, oil and thyme into a saucepan and cook gently for ten minutes over a low heat.

  2. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and add the olives.

  3. Meanwhile, mix together the yoghurt and cucumber in a bowl, set aside.

  4. For the hummus, place all the ingredients except the oil into a food processor and blend to a paste. Add the oil with the blender running to create a paste to your desired consistency.

  5. Decorate a plate with the pitta fingers, add the roasted pepper, hummus and yoghurt dip and serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 roasted red pepper from a jar, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • sprig of thyme
  • handful of pitted olives
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 110g/4oz of Greek yoghurt
  • ¼ cucumber, grated
  • 2 pitta breads, toasted and cut into strips

For the hummus

  • 400g/14oz can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • olive oil, to taste

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