Hummus of Beirut (حمص بيروتي)

Name: Hummus of Beirut (حمص بيروتي)
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 kg of boiled chickpeas, soaked overnight and boiled.; 1/2 a cup of ice.; 3 tablespoons of EV olive oil.; 2 large tomatoes, chopped.; 1 cup of chopped parsley.; 1/4 cup diced Pickled cucumber; 1/2 a cup of tahini.; 2 cloves of garlic.; 4 tablespoons of lemon juice.; 1 tsp Salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.; 1/4 tbsp cumin.

4 steps

An Ancient Dish of Beirut, one of the many cold mezze dishes which is so much better than the classic, simple hummus you are probably used to.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:55:26 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

0.5kgchickpeas

boiled, soaked overnight and boiled

½ cupice

3 tablespoonsEV olive oil

2tomatoes

large, chopped

1 cupparsley

chopped

¼ cupPickled cucumber

diced

½ cuptahini

2 clovesgarlic

4 tablespoonslemon juice

1 tspsalt

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

¼ Tbspcumin

Instructions

Step 1

Put the chickpeas in a food processor and beat once, then add ice and beat again until it is completely mashed.

Step 2

Add the tahini, lemon juice, half the amount of olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and cumin, and beat in the food processor until the ingredients are completely mixed.

Step 3

Place the chickpeas in a bowl and stir with diced tomatoes, diced pickled cucumber and chopped parsley, then transfer to a serving plate.

Step 4

Decorate with the rest of the olive oil and cumin oil and serve cold with pita bread.