5 quick and easy hummus toppings

Janine Ratcliffe

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Tart up your shop-bought hummus with one of our clever toppings. From spicy lamb, toasted pine nuts with zesty lemon to punchy harissa with chickpeas

These hummus toppings are super simple and take no time at all to whip up. We've created four super quick and easy clever toppings to tart up your shop-bought hummus. Or make your own classic hummus here. Perfect for crisps, carrots and cucumber, you can take a dip into these moreish recipes to your heart's content.

Best hummus toppings

Warm-olive topped hummus recipe

Heat the oil in a small pan, then add the lemon zest, chilli flakes, cumin seeds and some salt. Add the olives and gently warm through. Tip the hummus into a shallow bowl and swirl. Spoon over the olives and flavoured oil, then top with a little crumbled feta and some parsley.

A platter of hummus topped with green olives

Toasted pine nuts and lemon hummus recipe

Heat a small dry frying pan and gently toast a handful of pine nuts until golden. Mix 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil with the zest of a lemon and a squeeze of juice. Spoon the oil over a bowl of hummus and scatter with the pine nuts and a little chopped parsley.

toasted pine nuts and lemon hummus

Spicy lamb hummus recipe

Cut 100g lamb loin fillet into strips. Heat a little olive oil in a pan then add the lamb, ½ tsp ground cumin, a good pinch of dried chilli flakes and some seasoning. Brown the lamb for a couple of minutes. Stir through hopped coriander and spoon on top of hummus.

spicy lamb hummus

Olive, feta and smoked paprika hummus recipe

Pit a handful of nocellara olives and cut into quarters. Scatter over a dish of hummus then add 50g of crumbled feta, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of smoked paprika.

olive, feta and smoked paprika hummus

Harissa and yogurt swirl hummus recipe

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Pat dry 200g of drained chickpeas with kitchen paper, then toss with a little olive oil and sea salt. Roast until crisp and golden. Put hummus into a shallow dish, swirl through a tsp of harissa and a tbsp of natural yogurt, then sprinkle over the roasted chickpeas.

harissa and yogurt swirl hummus

Plus, check out this quick and easy vegan beetroot hummus recipe, perfect to go with your summer picnic...

Make the most of beetroot in this earthy hummus recipe, ready in 10 minutes for a last-minute entertaining idea.

Vegan Beetroot Hummus Recipe

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Janine RatcliffeFood director

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