HUMMUS BI TAHINA (Middle East)

This puree is a compound of boiled chickpeas, sesame seeds ground, garlic and lemon juice. It is then enriched with a condiment to base of chopped parsley and spicy oil with red pepper.

Ingredients for 12 people:

110 grams of chickpeas

70 grams of sesame paste (Tahina)

3 cloves of garlic

The juice of 2 lemons

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Salt

1 teaspoon of paprika

Preparation:

Put the chickpeas to soak overnight.

Drain them.

Then boil them gently for about 1 hour.

Drain them again and reserve about 250 ml of the cooking water.

Put the chickpeas, the reserved cooking water, the tahini, the garlic, the oil, parsley and lemon juice in a blender.

Work with the blender until you get a soft mash.

Salt.

Present in a salad bowl.

Sprinkle with paprika and serve cold.

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