Ariel Rosenthal, Orly Peli-Bronshtein, Dan Alexander

Hummus bi Tahine

Hummus with Tahini

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    makes 4 cups hummus
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
On the Hummus Route
On the Hummus Route

By Ariel Rosenthal, Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander

Published 2019

  • About

This hummus enriched with tahini has a distinct chickpea flavor. Since lemon juice oxidizes hummus within hours, use the lemon juice only if the dish is meant to be eaten on the same day it is prepared. If you use citric acid instead, the hummus will keep, covered and refrigerated, for two to three days.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Place the chickpeas, cooking liquid, citric acid or lemon juice, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and purée to a smooth paste, about 2 minutes.
  2. Pour in half of the tahini and half of the water and continue to process until the mixture comes together, 2 minutes more. Add the olive oil, ground cumin, remaining tahini, and water, and process to a smooth an