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Chickpea Blini with Hummus and Mushrooms
These fantastic chickpea blini are a great way to kick off your holiday celebrations. Topped with hummus, mushrooms and porcini they are vegan and gluten free!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 32 blini
Calories: 51 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Vegan , gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpea flour Garbanzo Bean or Besan
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp olive oil
- olive oil for frying
- HUMMUS:
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas garbanzo beans
- 2 tbs Tahini
- 1 clove garlic
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbs to 2 water
- Mushrooms:
- 3 tbs dried porcini mushrooms
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 500 g button mushrooms sliced, 17 oz
- 1 tbs to 2 olive oil for frying
- 1 clove large of garlic finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- To serve:
- microgreens
Instructions
- Begin by making the crepes. Combine the chickpea flour with the salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the water and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the olive oil and let the batter rest for 1 hour.
- While the chickpea batter rests soak some beautifully pungent porcini in boiling water. Once rehydrated finely chop the porcini reserving the water.
- Make the hummus by placing all of the ingredients in a food processor and processing until smooth. Taste, adjust seasonings as needed and refrigerate.
- Lightly brush a 7-inch frying pan with olive oil and set it over medium heat. Add spoonfuls of batter. Cook for 1 minute, or until the edges start to turn brown. Flip and cook for 1 minute before transferring to a large plate. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Return the pan to a medium high heat and add the oil and mushrooms. Fry until golden. Add the finely chopped porcini, garlic and porcini water and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Season, to taste.
- To serve top the blini with a spoonful of hummus and mushrooms and top with micro-greens.
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Notes
- You can pick up chickpea flour (also called besan flour) cheaply at your favourite Indian grocer.
Nutrition Information
Calories
51kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Sodium
77mg
(3%)
Potassium
136mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
5IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.6mg
(1%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32blini
Amount Per Serving
Calories 51
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 51kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 136mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.