Cashew hummus with Quinoa Tabouli

Creamy Cashew hummus with Quinoa Tabouli - inspired by Paleo for Weight Loss cooking school last weekend changing chickpeas for cashews and wheat bulgur for quinoa.... As promised to everyone who participated!

Cashew Hummus

Ingredients:

2 cups of cashews, soaked for at least 2hrs, then rinsed and drained

1/3 cup of tahini

1 -2 cloves of garlic

3/4 cup lemon juice

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp ground coriander

dash of cayenne pepper

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp celtic sea salt

smoke paprika to garnish

Method:

Blend together and adjust to taste.

Quinoa Tabouli

Ingredients:

1 cup of cooked quinoa

large bunch of parsley

small Lebanese cucumber

1/2 punnet of cherry tomatoes

Salt & Pepper to taste

Lemon or Lime juice

Olive oil

Method:

Finely chop parsley, cucumber and tomatoes the mix in quinoa, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with Salt and pepper to taste