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Hummus with Olives On Toast

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Want a healthy and quick snack? It’s cheap and very easy to make your own hummus and, served with olives on toasted pitta bread or crusty bread, it’s satsifying too

Hummus with Olives On Toast

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g can chickpeas drained
  • 1 fat garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp tahini paste
  • Juice of ½ a lemon
  • 6-7 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Toasted pitta bread or crusty bread sliced olives and smoked paprika, to serve

Instructions
 

  • on toaPulse the chickpeas in a food processor with the garlic, tahini paste and lemon juice.
  • With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil, to make a rough pâté. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve spread on toasted pitta bread or crusty bread with sliced olives, a sprinkle of smoked paprika and an extra drizzle of olive oil.

Notes

If you don't have chickpeas, use canned butter beans, cannellini beans or frozen broad beans to make this recipe.

Date Granola Bars

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Now you can have your healthy breakfast on the run! Take these to work or school or have as a mid-morning snack for extra energy

Date Granola Bars

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Prep Time 15 mins
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g 5oz stoned dates
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp low-calorie sweetener
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 40 g 1oz polyunsaturated margarine
  • 110 g 4oz oats
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 40 g 1oz pistachios, roughly chopped
  • 40 g 1oz chopped hazelnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to gas 4/180C/fan oven 160C. Lightly grease a 18cm (7in) square tin.
  • Place the dates in a small pan with 2 tbsp water, bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 mins until soft. Add more water if needed to create a stiff paste. Set aside.
  • Place the lemon juice, low calorie sweetener, golden syrup and margarine in a large pan and heat gently until melted. Add the remaining ingredients including the date paste and mix well. Press the mixture into the tin, smoothing the surface and bake for 20-25 mins until set and golden.
  • Remove from the oven, cut into 8 bars and leave to cool in the tin. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Potato Sailboats

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A great, healthy potato snack for kids- even if the shapes don’t turn out right!

Potato Sailboats

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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients
  • 16 potato wedges
  • 4 cherry tomatoes
  • 40 g gruyere or emmenthal cheese cut into slices

Instructions
 

  • Cook the potato wedges in the oven according to the packet instructions.
  • Arrange the wedges on skewers with slices of cheese in between.
  • Return to the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.
  • Remove from the oven and decorate the top with a halved cherry tomato.