Quick Houmous & Super Seed Crackers
Quick houmous with caramelised onions and seed crackers
This quick houmous serve with seed crackers is a wholesome tasty snack to make. The houmous is topped with caramelised onions and flavoured with coriander powder. The crackers are very simple to make with minimal ingredients involved. They have a good snap to them and are flavoured with a few dried herbs.
Homemade caramelised onion houmous
Houmous is my go-to spread or dip. Rather than making a plain houmous, I wanted to make one I don’t often have. I love the taste of sweet caramelised onions. However I’ve always found the shop bought caramelised onion houmous is too sweet and slightly artificial tasting. I thought I’d make my own version of it. Instead of blending the caramelised onions into the houmous, I’d simply leave them whole and just spoon them over the top. This way you’ve got the full flavour of the onions and they add a welcomed texture.
How to flavour your crackers
Crackers are great snack on, and I had lots of delicious milled seeds from Yum & Yay. I decided to make these crackers with the Nutty Milled Mixed Seeds & Nuts as the base of the cracker. I added a few dried herbs to add a little flavour. In this recipe I used dried oregano but dried mixed herbs, dried thyme, herbs de Provence or za’atar would all work.
What to top your crackers with
We had been growing microgreens – they’re the nutrient dense babies of a plant. We had radish, sunflower and pea microgreens which made an excellent topping. They balance the sweetness of the houmous with some fresh green flavours. However if you can’t find microgreens, rocket would be as delicious with its beautiful peppery addition.
Want to try Yum & Yay’s seed mixes?
If you’re interested in getting your hands on some of these millled seeds I used from Yum & Yay, you can find them on their website here: http://yumandyay.co.uk/ or you can find them at Sainsburys. There are lots of other delicious blends you can choose from too such as:
- Splendid Milled Mixed Seeds
- Glorious Milled Golden Flaxseed
- Marvellous Milled Mixed Seeds & Raspberries
You can find more tasty food ideas on my blog. Why not take a look at my Creamy Mushroom Risotto with Peas. For more food ideas you can take check out my Instagram
Quick Houmous & Super Seed Crackers
Ingredients
Super Seed Crackers
- 180g (1 packet) Yum & Yay mixed milled seeds
- 140 ml Water
- 3 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 tsp Salt
Easy Houmous
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 4 Small red onions Finely sliced
- 2 Tins of chickpeas Drained
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Tahini
- 1 Lemon
Instructions
Super Seed Crackers
- Preheat the oven to 140°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Mix all of the ingredients together in until a sticky dough forms.
- Spread the dough across the lined baking tray using the back of a spoon until roughly 3mm thick. Score into squares and bake for 40 minutes – until they’ve turned golden brown.
- When you remove them from the oven, leave them to cool. Then cut them into squares where you’ve scored.
- Enjoy with your homemade houmous and microgreens or rocket.
Easy Houmous
- Heat the oil and fry the onions on a gentle heat for 15-20 minutes until soft.
- Toast the coriander seeds in a pan on a low heat until aromatic then pound them in a pestle and mortar into a powder.
- Blend the chickpeas, tahini, the juice of half a lemon and coriander powder until smooth. Season and taste, at this point you might want to add more lemon juice or seasoning depending on how you like your houmous. If it's a little stiff you can add a tablespoon of water and blend.