Beiruti Hummus (Hummus bi Tahini)

Name: Beiruti Hummus (Hummus bi Tahini)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 250 g dried chickpeas; 180 g tahini; 60 ml lemon juice; 1 garlic clove; 60 ml ice water; 1 tsp salt; extra-virgin olive oil; cumin / paprika

The benchmark by which every Levantine table is judged: silken chickpeas whipped with tahini, lemon, and garlic into a cloud, pooled with good olive oil.

1 hr 20 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Garnish

extra-virgin olive oil
cumin / paprika

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 60 min · 80 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Simmer soaked chickpeas with a pinch of baking soda until they crush effortlessly; skim loose skins.
60 min
2
Reserve a few chickpeas. Blend the rest hot with garlic and salt to a paste.
3 min
3
Add tahini and lemon; stream in ice water until pale and fluffy — the aeration is the whole game.
4 min
4
Pool, swoosh, flood the well with olive oil, dust with cumin/paprika, top with reserved chickpeas.
3 min