Crispy beef and hummus flatbread

Name: Crispy beef and hummus flatbread
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp olive oil; 150g lean beef mince (5% fat); 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 100g tinned chickpeas, drained; Juice of 1/2 lemon; Pinch of salt; 1 wholewheat flatbread or tortilla wrap; 2 tbsp yoghurt, such as Greek, natural, soya; 1tsp harissa paste; 35g pomegranate seeds; Small bunch of parsley, leaves chopped; Green salad, to serve

4 steps

Make extra portions of the hummus to have as a snack. Your amount for 1 snack will be the same as in the recipe above. Simply serve with a few carrot sticks. Refer to Snacks section for more detail.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:55:43 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories720.8 kcal (36%)

Total Fat30 g (43%)

Carbs67.5 g (26%)

Sugars11 g (12%)

Protein47.4 g (95%)

Sodium1004.1 mg (50%)

Fiber12.5 g (45%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

½ tspolive oil

150glean beef mince

5% fat

2garlic cloves

peeled and crushed

½ tspground cumin

½ tspsmoked paprika

½ tspground cinnamon

100gtinned chickpeas

drained

0.5juice of lemon

salt

1wholewheat flatbread

or tortilla wrap

2 Tbspyoghurt

such as Greek, natural, soya

1 tspharissa paste

35gpomegranate seeds

parsley

small, leaves chopped

green salad

to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the beef and 1 clove garlic and fry over a high heat for 5 minutes; use a wooden spoon to break up the beef into small pieces as it fries. Turn the heat down, add the spices and continue to fry for 5 minutes, stirring regularly until the beef is crisp.

Step 2

Meanwhile, tip the chickpeas into a bowl with a splash of water and heat in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Tip into a food processor with the remaining clove garlic, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and blend until smooth (add a little extra water or lemon juice if it needs it).

Step 3

Warm the flatbread in the toaster or under the grill then spread with the hummus. Pile the beef on top then mix together the yoghurt and harissa and drizzle over the top. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds and parsley and serve with a simple green

Step 4

salad.