Get Nourished recipes: Luke and Zoe’s easy zinc packed treats
This week on Get Nourished, Luke Hines and Zoe Bingley-Pullin turn to chickpeas and pepitas for a zinc kick to boost immune health. Luke shares his delicious hummus-loaded avos while Zoe rolls up a tasty serving of superfood hemp fruit balls.
Luke Hines’ Hinesy’s Hummus Loaded Avos
Ingredients1 x 420g tin chickpeas, drained 1/4 cup hulled tahini 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 avocado, halved, seed and skin removed, but kept as whole halves to act as a ‘boat’ 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, to garnish 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, for garnish 1/4 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley, to garnish |
MethodStep 1. Using a powerful food processor or stick blender in a secure tube, pulse/blitz the chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic until well combined, smooth and creamy. If it’s too thick, add some more olive oil or a dash of water. Step 2. Use each half of the fresh avocado as a serving vessel by loading the hole where the seed was with a generous amount of hummus. Step 3. Garnish with a sprinkle of paprika, some fresh herbs and toasted pine nuts. Enjoy fresh. |
Zoe Bingley-Pullin’s Superfood Hemp Fruit Balls
Ingredients6 dried figs, diced, hard stalk removed (organic) 1 cup of walnuts 1/2 cup macadamia nuts 1/2 cup Brazil nuts 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 2 tbsp hemp seeds 1 1/2 tbsp honey 1/2 cup pepitas 1/2 cup raspberries or blueberries Water, if needed |
MethodStep 1. Combine everything except the raspberries and 1/2 of the hemp seeds in a food processor. Blitz until coarse and slightly sticky. Step 2. Take a bit of the dough, place a raspberry/blueberry in the centre, and mould it into a 2.5cm ball. Roll the ball in the hemp seeds to coat. Step 3. Place the hemp seed-coated fruit ball in an airtight container and refrigerate. Eat when desired. |
