Carrot houmous with Moroccan-style beef
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/carrot-houmous-with-moroccan-style-beef
Bring some North African flavour to your table with this simple, moreish dish, made with spiced beef mince and served with pitta breads
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Feeds
4
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Ready in
25 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 61g
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Ingredients
- 4 carrots, chopped
- 2 x 200g tubs Co-op reduced fat houmous
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 500g pack Co-op 5% fat British beef mince
- 2 tbsp Co-op clear honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 25g pack mint, leaves only, half whole, half chopped
- 4 Co-op wholemeal pittas, toasted
Method
- Boil the carrots in water for 5-7 mins, or until tender
- Drain and purée with a stick blender, then stir in the houmous and half the lemon juice. Season to taste
- Heat a dry frying pan and toast the pine nuts for a few minutes, until just golden
- Remove and set aside
- Put the oil in the pan and cook the onion for 3-4 mins over a medium heat, until starting to soften
- Turn up the heat and stir in the mince
- Cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 5 mins, or until cooked through, then season
- Stir in the honey, cinnamon and paprika, plus the remaining lemon juice, then cook for another minute
- Season, remove from the heat and stir in the chopped mint
- Divide the houmous mixture between four plates and spoon over the mince, then top with the pine nuts and remaining mint leaves
- Serve with the pittas on the side
