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Ethical, sustainable, quality. Mount Zero’s ethos & diverse products are local benchmarks. 

Find the following Mount Zero products at EARL:

 

  • Chickpeas

In the form of our hazelnut hummus on our Grilled Zucchini, Grain & Seed salad, Chicken & Hummus Fancy, Hummus & Edamame veggie tub & in whole form in our Love Your Guts salad

 

  • French lentils

Complimenting our Salsa Verde in our Brown Rice, Pea & Lentil salad and as one of the many healthful components in our Grain & Seed salad

 

  • Red lentils

Our Original Meatballs recipe gets a protein punch with the addition of Mount Zero’s split red lentils

 

  • Verjus

Our house dressing contains this top quality verjus, you’ll find this on Our Broccoli veggie tub

 

We go through 1.5 tonnes of Mount Zero chickpeas every year in our house made hazelnut hummus. Make it yourself at home with this recipe.

Our Hazelnut Hummus

  • 350g chickpeas, soaked overnight in 3 times the volume of water
  • 2 roast garlic cloves
  • 300ml olive oil
  • 20g sesame seeds
  • 50g hazelnuts, roasted, then rub the skins off
  • 1 large lemon, juice and zest
  • 7g salt
  • 200ml chickpea cooking water

Cook soaked chickpeas in boiling water for 30 minutes until tender, drain and reserve 200ml of cooking water for later

Weigh out 700g cooked chickpeas

Blend all ingredients, except cooking water, until very smooth. Finish by adding cooking water until texture is thick and full

 

 

Mount Zero are situated at the northern edge of the Grampians National Park, three hours West of Melbourne, where they grow olives, pulses & grains. A commitment to flavour, sustainable farming and a passion for quality ingredients define Mount Zero.