Avocado houmous & crudités

This healthy lunchtime snack is all you'll need to keep you moving all day - by Barbara Northwood

Avocado houmous & crudités

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This avocado houmous & crudités lunch contains all 5 of your 5-a-day! Brightly coloured vegetables supply beta-carotene to the body which is converted into skin-friendly vitamin A. Avocado is rich in mono-unsaturated fats and vitamin E, which help to maintain healthy skin.

Ingredients

1 avocado, peeled and destoned

210g chickpeas, drained

1 garlic clove, crushed

pinch chilli flakes, plus extra to serve

1 lime, juiced

handful coriander leaves

2 carrots, cut into strips

2 mixed peppers, cut into strips

160g sugar snap peas

Method

Blitz together the avocado, chickpeas, garlic, chilli flakes and lime juice, and season to taste. Top the houmous with the coriander leaves and a few more chilli flakes, and serve with the carrot, pepper and sugar snap crudités. Make the night before for a great take-to-work lunch.

Barbara Northwood

Barbara has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.