CHORIZO & RED PEPPER HUMMUS

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Liven up shop-bought hummus with a flavour-rich chorizo, red pepper and almond topping. Serve as a snack or an easy starter with pitta bread or crudités

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

100g cooking chorizo
2 roasted red peppers from a jar
1 tbsp flaked almonds
½ tbsp olive oil
pinch of smoked paprika
1 garlic clove , crushed
splash of sherry vinegar
200g tub plain hummus
parsley , chopped, to garnish

Steps:

Peel and slice the cooking chorizo and chop the roasted red peppers. In a dry frying pan, toast the flaked almonds, then tip into a bowl. Heat the olive oil in the same pan and add the chorizo and smoked paprika. Fry until the chorizo has released its oil, then stir in the peppers, crushed garlic and sherry vinegar. Cook for 1 min, then take off the heat. Spread the plain hummus onto a plate. Tip the chorizo mix on top, then sprinkle over the almonds and some parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 585 calories, Fat 48 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 14 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 3.8 milligram of sodium