Hummus bi Tahina (Middle Eastern chickpea and sesame dip)
Hummus is popular appetizer, or meze, throughout the Middle East. Serve with grilled or toasted pita bread cut into wedges. Or use as a sandwich or wrap spread.
Ingredients:-
1 can (260g) Chickpeas
2tbsp Tahini (sesame paste)
Lemon juice-from 1/2 lemon
Garlic, crushed 2 cloves
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Water - 2-3 tbsp as needed
Olive oil - 1/4 cup
Parsley minced/ summac for garnishing
Preparations:-
Place the chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt into a food processor or blender and process until very smooth. Add little water as needed to achieve a soft, spreadable consistency. Adjust seasoning with lemon juice and salt to taste. Put the hummus in a serving bowl/ plate and drizzle the olive oil over the top. Sprinkle with parsley/summac(I put sumac)and serve.
Variations-In Egypt they add in 1-2 teaspoons of ground cumin are usually added but I dont like that spicy taste and sprinkle with paprika for added color
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