Pasta with hummus, hummus with pasta. Is there a better combination? A very simple dish and so only six ingredients.
The sauce effect with hummus is a delight. Popular in the Middle East, it is often used to spread vegetables on crudités or pita bread but has many other uses in the kitchen as in pizzas, in salads, with rice and, why not, also as a sauce for pasta.
The ideal is to use homemade hummus but it’s okay with one already prepared too. It is a very creamy sauce and the contrast with the sweet paprika is special. And besides, it is a vegan dish, super complete nutritionally, rich in vitamin C and high in fiber. Protein-rich legumes are an excellent alternative to meat.
cook the pasta following the instructions on the package. Important, reserve the cooking water.
Meanwhile, in a pan, sauté the white onion with the olive oil for 5 minutes until it looks transparent. Add the hummus to the pan and stir for a few seconds. Add a cup of the pasta cooking water and mix until smooth. homogeneous sauceIt should not be too thick or too liquid. Time to season with sweet paprika, nutritional yeast and pepper.
Lastly, pour the cooked pasta into the pan to unify with the sauce. At the time of serving and to taste of the diner, dry parsley and hemp seeds, if we use them.
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With what to accompany the pasta with hummus
A good pasta dish is ideal for lunch or dinner in the summer season as it is light and fresh. If we want to keep a menu on the same page, we can accompany it with a cold cream along with some crispy seed and oatmeal cookies.
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