Chickpea And Roasted Nut Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts or 1/2 cup almonds
400 g chickpeas, reserve 5 tablespoons of brine
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/3 cup fresh coriander, chopped
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
olive oil, for serving
chopped cashew nuts or slivered almonds, for garnishing

Preparation

Place cashew nuts (or almonds), chickpeas, reserved brine, lemon juice and coriander into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Spoon into a serving dish, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with extra chopped cashews or slivered almonds depending on which ones you have used in the dip.