Hummus
Hummus (or houmous), is one of the famous and delicious Lebanese "mezzes".
342 K 3.8/5 (23 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
200 g
9 IngredientsLast modified on: May 30th 2020
For 200 g, you will need:
- 1
1 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas - 2
½ lemon - 3
1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste) - 4
½ garlic clove - 5
½ teaspoon turmeric - 6
1.5 tablespoon olive oil - 7
fine (or table) salt - 8
pepper - 9
a little water
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
In the bowl of a mixer or blender, pour 1 cup tinned (canned) chickpeas drained, juice of ½ lemon and a half zest, 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste), ½ garlic clove in pieces, ½ teaspoon turmeric, 1.5 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Switch on the mixer.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
During mixing, pour a trickle of cold water...
Stage 4
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Put in small dishes with a dash of olive oil. Serve it with pitta bread (of course!) or toasted baguette slices.
Remarks
Quantities of olive oil, tahina (sesame paste) and lemon juice can be altered to taste.
If houmous is not being served immediately, it must be refrigerated with a fine coating of olive oil on top, in a sealed container otherwise it will darken. You can also add a little vitamin C.
Cooking tip: instead of water in stage 3, you can use the water in the can of chickpeas.
If houmous is not being served immediately, it must be refrigerated with a fine coating of olive oil on top, in a sealed container otherwise it will darken. You can also add a little vitamin C.
Cooking tip: instead of water in stage 3, you can use the water in the can of chickpeas.
Keeping: several days in the fridge, protected by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=8 % | 50 RDI=4 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 610 RDI=30 % | 2,530 RDI: 30 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 820 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 200 g : 0.95 €
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