Hummus

I’m in the kitchen almost daily; either cooking a meal at home,  at one of the restaurants helping my team or catering at someone’s home.  I have found that the meals I enjoy consuming the most are the ones that are also the easiest to make.  At home, I go out of my way to cook using locally sourced ingredients which guarantees freshness. 

This month, I would like to share with you my very easy to make hummus recipe.   I usually make pita bread at home or I cut up carrots to dip in the hummus.  I always have hummus in my fridge because it easy to make, it’s a healthy treat and I can find all the ingredients in Addis!

Ingredients

2 cups of boiled chickpeas

½ cup of tahini (sesame paste)

2 tablespoons (and 1 teaspoon) of extra virgin oil (but any oil will do)

3 tablespoons lime juice

3 tablespoons of water (if needed)

2 cloves of garlic

½ teaspoons of salt

1/2 teaspoon of chopped parsley (for garnish)

Preparation

It’s an easy one step process!  Put all the ingredients (except the water, the parsley and the 1 teaspoon olive oil) in the blender and process until it’s smooth.  Add as much water as necessary until you have the consistency you desire. 

Spoon the hummus into a bowl and drizzle over one teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle on parsley for garnish.  Serve with pita bread, crackers, carrots or celery sticks. 

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