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Side Dish · Saudi Arabia Recipe

Hummos

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 8 ounce can of Chick Peas
  • 5 to 6 tablespoons of sesame seed paste
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove or equivalent precrushed/ chopped garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tablespoons of real lemon juice
  • Chopped parsley and ground paprika for a top garnish
  • Arabic Khobiz (oven baked flat bread) or Greek pita bread

Directions

  1. Crush garlic finely. Blend garlic, lemon juice, tahini paste and salt in a food processor or blender until it is smooth.
  2. Add the chick peas. Blend again until the mixture is completely smooth.
  3. Put hummos in a shallow bowl and add about 4 tablespoons of olive oil to smooth over the top of the hummos. You can then decorate the top with the parsley and paprika.
  4. Heat the bread covered with aluminum foil and serve.
Yield
6