Warm Hummus in a Cumin & Olive Oil Broth

Name: Warm Hummus in a Cumin & Olive Oil Broth
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz/2 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked, or 800 g/1 lb 12 oz/4 cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; sea salt; warm Arabic Bread; Fattoush Salad; Spiced Naked Mini Sausages (optional); 1 tsp ground cumin, plus extra for sprinkling; 5 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle; 2 tbsp pine nuts; 1 tbsp choped parsley leaves, to sprinkle

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Jewelled Kitchen

By Bethany Kehdy

Published 2013

About

This rustic winter vegetarian dish, called hummus balila, is served warm. Served with Spiced Naked Mini Sausages or chorizo it also makes a robust, non-veggie main course. Allspice can be substituted if cumin is too powerful a flavour for you.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz/2 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked, or

Starter
Side dish
Vegetarian
Winter
Spicy

Method

Strain the cooked chickpeas, reserving about 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup cooking liquid. Put t