Hummus Spread

Hummus is a very popular Middle Eastern vegetarian side dish.

It is made with chickpeas, Tahini, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil.

It's a very healthy dish and I will show you the basic recipe that I use at home.

Enjoy it.

Step 1: Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need to make hummus:

2 cups of boiled chickpeas (either you make them at home or buy the canned type, both are fine)

5 table spoons of Tahini

5 table spoons of Olive oil

The juice of one and a half lemons

1 medium size garlic clove

salt to taste

Step 2: Directions

Crush the garlic in a pestle until it turns into a paste.

HINT: put a pinch of salt with the garlic, the salt will hold the garlic together and act as an abrasive to turn it into a paste.

Now turn the chickpeas into a paste, I used a vegetable sieve/ food mill because I like the consistency of the chickpeas after. But you can easily substitute it for a hand mixer, food processor or even a blender.

Then using a big spoon, mix in the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and salt.

Mix for a couple of minutes, then taste the hummus and add salt until it is to your liking.

HINT: I like the hummus on the sour side so I put lots of lemon juice, start with the juice of one lemon and add the rest later if you like.

OPTIONAL: Decorate the plate with chickpeas, parsley and cayenne pepper powder, place it in the middle of the supper table and enjoy.

I like to add one tea spoon of vinegar (any red), but this is my personal preference. If you try it, please let me know what you think.

Enjoy the Hummus

Comments

[Xenia123]

Easy, clear and encouraging! gonna tell when I made hoummus with your 'ible :-) and why not with vinegair ;-)