middle eastern hummus
Middle Eastern Hummus 2 cups chick peas, soaked overnight 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 or 2 cloves garlic Juice of 1 or 2 lemons 1/2 cup tahine/tahini (puréed sesame seeds) 1/4 cup olive oi...
Ingredients
- 2cupchick peas, soaked overnight
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1or 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2cuptahine/tahini (puréed sesame seeds)
- 1/4cupolive oil
Directions
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Middle Eastern Hummus 2 cups chick peas, soaked overnight 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 or 2 cloves garlic Juice of 1 or 2 lemons 1/2 cup tahine/tahin
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Blend the salt, garlic, lemon juice, tahine, and olive oil in a food processor or blender
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Add some chick peas and blend until smooth, then do the same with some more chickpeas
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Keep doing that until they've all been added
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If the mixture is too thick to purée properly, add some water or a bit more of the liquids listed above, depending on your flavor preference
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Serve drizzled with olive oil
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You can also sprinkle it with cayenne pepper
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Normally it is eaten with pita bread, ripping off pieces of bread and dipping it into the hummus.