Sometimes the inspiration for a recipe comes from the most unusual places. In this case, it came from one of our producers, Michalis. Michalis creates the amazing oregano oil and, lately, some fascinating floral waters. He loves to cook, too. A few weeks back, he made a dip using leftover cooked pulses he had in his fridge. What a fascinating idea, we thought!
As you may know, we love mixed pulses! In the past we have turned them into a salad, with plenty of herbs and pistachios. And even know we love dips made with pulses, like our white beans dip with sun-dried tomatoes, we had never thought of actually making a dip with various pulses.
This tastes amazing and somehow feels so good for our body! We’ve also added roasted red peppers and salted almonds, to make it even more delicious. And served it with our favourite rosemary floral water, thinking of our wonderful producer, Michalis.
Serves 8 as a starter
300g mixed pulses (we used a mixture of various beans, lentils, yellow split peas and chickpeas)
2 bay leaves
1 clove of garlic
2 large roasted red peppers (approx. 200g)
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
50g roasted and salted almonds
4 tbsp olive oil
smoked salt (to taste)
smoked paprika (to taste)
rosemary floral water (to serve)
The night before, soak your pulses in plenty of water. The morning after, place the pulses, bay leaves and garlic in a large pot with fresh water. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and cook over medium heat for 1-1.5 hours, until the pulses are very tender.
Drain and discard the bay leaf. Let cool.
Whizz together the pulses, adding the olive oil, vinegar, peppers, almonds. You can whizz until you have a smooth paste or for a bit less if you like your dips a bit lumpier-we do!
Transfer to a bowl and season with smoked paprika and salt.
Serve with olive oil, more paprika and spraying with the rosemary floral water.
