Name: Roasted garlic houmous
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: bulb garlic; tin chickpeas in water, drained and rinsed; tahini; olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 lemon, juiced

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Ingredients

1 bulb garlic
400g tin chickpeas in water, drained and rinsed
2 tbsp tahini
50ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 lemon, juiced

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4. Place the whole garlic bulb on a baking tray and roast for 35-40 minutes.
2
In a food processor, whizz the chickpeas, tahini, 50ml olive oil and lemon juice together with 2 tbsp warm water until smooth, adding more warm water to loosen a little if necessary.
3
Unpeel the roasted garlic and squeeze the garlic pulp into the food processor. Whizz again and season to taste. Serve drizzled with extra olive oil and flatbread.