"Friendly" Sun-Dried Tomato Houmous

Now I bet you're thinking why is this particular houmous friendly and others not? Well, I have always found that some people have a bit of a problem with homemade houmous when all they are used to is shop-bought houmous. I think it is because shop-bought houmous has a sort of milder taste; a less stay-in-the-mouth flavour. At first I came up with the idea of cooking the garlic first as I thought it could be the raw garlic in the houmous which was causing the problem. That houmous was nice but still didn't quite have the effect I was after. Then, when realising I didn't have any of Jean-Paul's (my ever so slightly picky boyfriend) favourite sandwich fillings as I was making his lunch (he doesn't ask me to do this, I just enjoy it!) I thought I'd whip up some houmous and make a houmous and salad sandwich. he has had my homemade houmous before and has liked it so this experiment wasn't necessary for him but the Jean-Paul seal of approval is always good!

So here's the recipe for my "Friendly" Sun-Dried Tomato Houmous:

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 tin of chickpeas (I go for the easy from a tin option but obviously soaked and cooked chickpeas are also good!)
3 tablespoons of tahini
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic (decent size so add more if they are small)
3 tablespoons of soya yoghurt (the magic ingredient!)
5 sun-dried tomatoes (preferably the ones in oil which are easier to blend but dried ones would work particularly if soaked before)
black pepper

VERY EASY METHOD: just blend in a food processor. I do find houmous making is best done by taste so once it is all whizzed up taste it! I often add a bit more of this or that to make it how I like it. I love sour things so I often add more lemon juice. The yoghurt is what gives it it's milder taste so add more if you want to make it even milder. For young children omitting the garlic may help.

Here is an "artistically" taken photo with the one spoonful which was left over!

Now apologies if you are expecting brownies! I will be getting round to them sometime soon! Also I have just got my new waffle maker through the post so something along those lines should happen soon too!

Adios.