Hummus Pasta

Step 1

Put your pasta on to cook according to package instructions. Drain and set aside but keep 1 cup of the pasta water to use in your sauce.

Step 2

Add olive oil and chopped onions to a pot on medium heat and sauté until the onions are softened.

Step 3

Add crushed garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for around 1 minute to lightly toast the spices.

Step 4

Add sun dried tomatoes and sauté for a couple of minutes to heat and blend the flavors.

Step 5

Reduce the heat to low and add hummus, lemon juice and half a cup of the reserved pasta water and stir it in. You can keep adding small amounts of pasta water until the sauce is as thick/thin as you like.

Step 6

Cook until the sauce is mixed well and heated through.

Step 7

Turn off the heat and add in chopped basil and salt and pepper and mix it in.

Step 8

Add the cooked pasta and fold into the sauce so that the pasta is well coated. You can add in a little more reserved pasta water at this stage if you need to, to thin the sauce out a bit more.

Step 9

Serve topped with ground black pepper, with lemon wedges on the side.