Orange and Pumpkin Hummus
500 grams grey skinned pumpkin, seeded and cut into pieces. (Leave the skin on, its easier to get it off later)
2 teaspoons Olive Oil
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3 cloves garlic, leave this whole with the skin on
1/4 cup Tahini
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp Brown Rice syrup
1 Tbsp fresh orange juice, fresh + pinch of orange zest (plus more zest as garnish)
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt & ΒΌ teaspoon white pepper
Lay the pumpkin and garlic on a tray in the oven, toss with the 2 teaspoons of Oil. Bake in oven at 180 for around an hour. Take this out and cool.
Take skin off Pumpkin, and squeeze garlic out into a bowl. Discard skins
Combine everything else in a bowl and mix with stick mixer or kitchen whiz until it reaches the consistency you like.
Garnish with orange zest or curl up a slice of orange. Serve with crackers or vegetable sticks
