Recipe Details
Hummus, the Beirut Way
Appetizers
Middle Eastern
Tags
#dip, #mediterranean, #healthy
Silky, lemony chickpea dip with a whisper of cumin and lots of olive oil.
Warm chickpeas in a little water — this makes them creamy.
Blend tahini + lemon juice + garlic first until fluffy.
Add warm chickpeas, cumin, salt. Trickle in ice water while blending until velvety.
Serve in a shallow bowl, swirl olive oil, dust with sumac or paprika.
Ingredients
- Cooked chickpeas — 2 cups
- Tahini — 1/3 cup
- Lemon juice — 3 tbsp
- Garlic — 1 clove
- Ice water — 3 tbsp
- Cumin — 1/2 tsp
- Salt — to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil, to finish — 2 tbsp