Broad bean and pea hummus with goat’s cheese on bruschetta

May 4, 2011 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

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Broad bean and pea hummus with goat's cheese on bruschetta

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 300g fresh or frozen broad beans
  • 300g frozen peas
  • 90ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 ciabatta loaf
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh chives, chopped
  • 125g soft goat's cheese
  • fresh watercress, to serve

Instructions

1

Boil the broad beans in salted water for 2 – 3 minutes. Add the peas at the last minute. Cool in a colander under running water and drain.

2

Heat 60ml (¼ cup) of the oil in a pan and gently cook the garlic until soft but not coloured.

3

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

4

Blitz the broad beans, peas, lemon zest and almost all of the lemon juice in a blender. Add the garlic oil along with the garlic pieces. Season well. Add the rest of the lemon juice to taste. Cover and chill in the fridge until needed.

5

For the bruschetta, cut the ciabatta into slices about 1cm thick and then halve diagonally. Grill on a hot griddle pan until blackened lines appear. Brush with the remaining oil and bake in the oven until golden and crispy, about 10 minutes.

6

Mix the chives into the goat's cheese.

7

To assemble, place a few watercress leaves on each slice of bruschetta. Spread some goat's cheese on top of the watercress and then a dollop of the broad bean mixture. Top with freshly ground black pepper and a sprig of watercress. Serve immediately.

 

 

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