hummus b’tahini .

حمص بطحينة

The best thing out of the Middle-East.

Ingredients:

  • 350g dried split chickpeas.

  • ~50g ice water.

  • ~60g extra-virgin olive oil.

  • 150g tahini.

  • 1 garlic clove.

  • 1 tsp cumin powder.

  • juice of 1 lemon.

  • kosher salt.

Equipment:

  • blender/food processor.

  • saucepan.

  • strainer/chinois.

Yield:

  • 1.25L hummus.

Execution:

  1. soak chickpeas.

  • Add chickpeas to a large container, cover with 2.5L of water. Let soak for 8-12 hours.

2. cook chickpeas.

  • Drain chickpeas and rinse with cold water, add to a saucepot, add double the volume of chickpeas in water.

  • Season the water with salt until its salty like the ocean, bring to a boil over high heat then reduce to low and cook for roughly 45 minutes.

  • They should be slightly overcooked, you should feel no pressure when crushing between your fingers.

  • Drain the chickpeas using a strainer and let steam for 5 minutes.

3. blend hummus.

  • In a blender, add tahini, cumin, garlic, 1/2 of the olive oil and ice water, begin blending on low, slowly increasing the speed to high until you have formed a creamy, white paste.

  • Add the chickpeas and begin blending on low, use the blender tamper to push everything down.

  • Slowly increase the speed to high and drizzle in the rest of the olive oil, continue to blend until smooth, adding ice water until your desired consistency is reached.,

  • Season to taste with lemon juice and salt.

4. storage.

  • Keep in the fridge for 5 days.

  • You can probably freeze it indefinitley but im not sure.