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Lunchbox snacks
Lunchbox snacks
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.17 ratings

Keep hunger pangs at bay with these healthy, yummy lunchbox nibbles

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal172
  • fat5g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs22g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre6g
  • protein11g
  • salt1.04g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Put half the beans and chickpeas into a food processor with the lemon juice, garlic, cumin and yogurt, then whizz until smooth. Tip in the rest of the beans and pulse once to get a very chunky dip. Stir in the lemon zest and plenty of seasoning, then divide between 4 containers and store in the fridge.

RECIPE TIPS
3 WAYS TO ENJOY

1. Sprinkle with pumpkin and/or sunflower seeds and eat with celery sticks. 2. Pack with bread and carrot sticks for dipping. 3. Pack with a handful of tortilla chips and cucumber sticks.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010

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A star rating of 3.7 out of 5.7 ratings

Noodling

Runny...the consistency of soup. Added more chickpeas and some Tahini to try to thicken somewhat. Won't make again.

Mommyann

Tasty and simple. I've done a number of variations on the basic recipe using mixed beans - best one is to add in a teaspoon of rose harissa (or to taste) and a handful of parsley. For a bit more luxury, I replaced greek yoghurt with creme fraiche.

Humboles

This is rather similar to a Nigel Slater dish we often have, from his 'Eat' collection. I gently fry onions and garlic then throw in one standard tin each of chickpeas and butterbeans (drained), and a little paprika. I fold in crême fraiche or yoghurt to achieve a good texture. Often, as here, I…

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charlotteh13

I made this yesterday - yum! I changed it quite a bit though...! .Firstly, I only had beans, so I used two cans of those. .I used less lemon because someone below said it was very lemony! .I added a pinch of salt because it was a little bland. .I added some chilli powder and harissa because I love…

elsiepac

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I made this recipe to take to a BBQ as a nibble before all the meat, so cut up some veggies to go with it. Carrots, red pepper, celery and cucumber all went beautifully.

I had favourable feedback, everyone liked it, but it was commented that it was very lemony - which was true, so maybe I'd cut…

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