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Sunday, December 10, 2006

Hummus

(Humus)

Hummus
1 can chickpeas (540 ml), washed, peeled
3 garlic cloves, smashed with salt
1 1/2 lemon juice
3/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
2 tsp cumin
100 ml water
Salt for taste

Garnish:
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp red pepper
1 tbsp pine nuts, lightly roasted

Mix all the ingredients using a food processor until it is smooth. Arrange on a service plate and shape with a fork.

Heat the sunflower oil in a small skillet and add the red pepper. When the oil starts bubbling, turn the heat off and pour over the hummus. Sprinkle pine nuts all over.

Serve hummus as an appetizer with small, toasted pide slices.

3 Comments:

At 8:34 AM, Anonymous Dijana said...

The "Humus" recipe is really,really good,it tastes better than all I have tried.Keep it up.

 
At 6:39 PM, Blogger Binnur said...

Hi Dijana,
Thank you very much, I am glad you liked my Hummus recipe:)

 
At 6:39 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for your website! I love Turkish food and am happy to have you teach me your recipes. Just tried my first today...hummus...yummy!

 

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