Recipe: Tasty Hummus (Chickpea Dip)

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Hummus (Chickpea Dip). Chickpeas are an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals. Instead of chips, try pairing the hummus with a healthy dipper like carrots, radishes or celery for extra benefits. Serve hummus as a dip with pita bread wedges or assorted fresh vegetables. (Here's how to make pita bread at.

Tahini is made from sesame seeds.

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Just so we are all on the same page, let's talk about what hummus is.

You can have Hummus (Chickpea Dip) using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Hummus (Chickpea Dip)

1. You need 1 cup of Chickpeas.

2. You need 2 clove of Garlic (grated or crushed).

3. It’s 1/2 of to 1 lemon's worth Lemon juice.

4. Prepare 2 tbsp of Nerigoma sesame paste (white).

5. Prepare 50 of to 100 ml Olive oil.

6. You need 1 dash of Salt.

7. You need 1 dash of Cayenne pepper.

8. It’s 1 of (Use sesame oil if you don't have sesame paste).

If you aren't familiar, hummus is a delicious spread or dip made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and spices.

It's commonly eaten in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

Hummus is a Middle Eastern and Arabic food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.

In this recipe I omitted tahini. by Sena Ram.

Hummus (Chickpea Dip) instructions

1. If cooking dried chickpeas, soak them in water overnight, then boil until tender. If you use a pressure cooker they should be done under pressure in 5 to 10 minutes. If using a conventional pot theyll probably be done in about 1.5 hours..

2. Put the drained chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, sesame paste and olive oil in a food processor. Blend until it forms a paste. If theres not enough moisture, add some water or the cooking liquid of the chickpeas. Adjust the amount of olive oil to taste. Season with salt and cayenne pepper..

3. Transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle some more olive oil on top, and/or add some more cayenne pepper to make it pretty. Its even better if you let it rest for a few hours in the refrigerator before eating..

Chickpeas are cheap, pretty healthy and easy to find in many parts of the world.

Once cooked and mashed, they can be turned into this famous dip we call hummus.

In Palestine, you'll get hummus for breakfast, lunch, dinner, as a main or side dish.

To serve, transfer the hummus to a bowl and drizzle with additional olive oil and sprinkle with sumac, to taste, if desired.

Slow Cooker Chickpeas: Place the water, chickpeas, and baking soda in a.