How To Make Lamb Houmous

Ingredients

• 2 tubs of houmous (some are 200g, some 230g – either is fine)
• 4 tbsp good quality olive oil
• Warm pitta or flat breads (depending on the number of people)
• For the Lamb:
• 500g Farmison & Co diced heritage breed lamb OR this could work with minced lamb
• Zest of 1 large lemon
• 1 medium bunch of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped (save a little for garnish at the end)
• 1 tsp of cumin seeds
• Sea salt flakes – large pinch
• A good grind of black pepper
• 1 medium sized, medium strength chilli, finely chopped, seeds removed and discarded
• 1 tbsp light olive or sunflower oil
• ½ inch ginger, peeled & finely chopped (optional)
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled & crushed (optional)
• A handful of pomegranate seeds to garnish (optional)
• For the Pine Nuts:
• 1 packet of pine nuts
• ½ tsp of cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes or fresh medium chilli (you can take a little from the above ingredients)
• ½ tsp caster sugar or ½ tsp runny honey (optional)
• 1 tsp light olive oil or sunflower