Hummus in Arabic literally translates to mean chickpeas. That’s exactly what this mezze is all about.A combination of crushed chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste) some lemon juice,garlic and olive oil…And Voila a delicious dip to serve with grilled meats,crisp pita or even some chopped vegetables.
How about Jazzing up your favorite Hummus recipe with the goodness of beetroot? I’ve used some beetroot puree into a batch that I made up earlier this week.
The beetroot totally livened up the hummus and gave it a wonderful texture, sweetness and a gorgeous color of course.The base recipe for the Hummus is pretty much a standard one. It was almost all gone and I had to reserve some to take a quick picture for this blog post.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup boiled chickpeas ( or tinned)
- 2 tablespoons Tahini
- 1 pod garlic (crushed)
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup pureed beetroot ( 1 small beetroot boiled and pureed)
- sprinkling of sumac
Directions
- Put the chickpeas into a food processor and blend for a minute.
- Now all ingredients (except yogurt ) and blend further for 3-5 minutes till the mixture is smooth.
- Place in a small bowl and whisk in the yogurt.
- Drizzle some more Olive oil and sprinkle some sumac or zaatar powder.
- Garnish with some chopped parsley.
Looks delicious and the color is beautiful! 🙂
Yes Linda the beetroot really enhances the color and flavor of the hummus:)
Dials up the appetite appeal!! Yumm
Will make another batch soon:))
anything to swap sumac with?
btw that bowl with that vibrant hummus looks delish
#foodporn
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Sure just sprinkle with a dash of paprika instead of the sumac…the sumac is more for a garnish:))
thank you :))
Woooooow interesting
Thanks Linda:))
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