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Hummus with Tahini
Total time50 min
Prep10 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Salads and appetizers

ChefSana Kaddour

Hummus with Tahini

Hummus with tahini is one of the tastiest Lebanese appetizers, served with grilled dishes, especially meat grills such as grilled meat or grilled kebab. Here is the best plate of hummus with tahini you may ever taste.

Ingredients

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  • 6 cups dried chickpeas, soaked in water overnight
  • 10 cups water for boiling the chickpeas
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda for boiling the chickpeas
  • 1 tablespoon salt for boiling the chickpeas
  • 4 cups tahini, or to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Citric acid or lemon salt - 1 tablespoon, or to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed - optional
  • Note: It is better to use citric acid more than lemon juice, because lemon juice makes the hummus soft
  • Here is the tastiest grilled kebab from Sana... and hummus with tahini is one of the best things to serve with it Grilled lamb kofta

Method

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  1. After soaking the chickpeas overnight, wash them the next day and cover them with 10 cups of water. Add the salt and baking soda and boil until tender, skimming off any white foam that rises to the surface.
  2. Let them simmer over low heat long enough to become very well cooked, because we want to blend them.
  3. Blend the cooked chickpeas while still hot until very smooth, then let them cool completely.
  4. Once cooled, add the tahini, salt, citric acid, and crushed garlic (optional), then blend again in a food processor until the texture becomes creamy. The longer you blend it, the better the result.
  5. Taste the hummus with tahini and adjust the seasoning if it needs more salt, tahini, or acidity, then continue blending.
  6. Finally, transfer the hummus with tahini to a serving plate and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.
  7. Note: Add the citric acid directly without water, but if the hummus with tahini seems too thick, add a little water as needed.

Recipe tags

Salads and appetizersLevantDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Grilled lamb kofta

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Sana Kaddour

Sana’s recipes are the ones she prepares for her children and grandchildren — dishes that suit all of us and feel as if they were made just for us.

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