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Chickpea hummus: simple recipe to prepare it at home
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Chickpea hummus: simple recipe to prepare it at home
Chickpea hummus is a Middle Eastern sauce made from cooked chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and garlic. A very easy and fast dish but at the same time good and healthy. It is perfect as an appetizer, accompanied with fresh vegetables or as a side dish for various popular dishes, for example the well-known chickpea falafel. It is particularly popular in the Middle East and is used all over the world in the original cuisines of those lands. Try to make hummus at home. It's a really simple recipe!
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First prepare the chickpeas (400 g)
You can safely use the chickpeas already cooked (in cans). Rinse the cooked chickpeas and let them drain.
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Transfer the chickpeas to a blender and add other ingredients
Transfer the chickpeas to a blender and add: 5 tablespoons of tahini, 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, a clove of peeled garlic and deprived of the germ, salt and paprika.
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Blend everything until the mixture is smooth and without lumps
Blend everything until the mixture is smooth and without lumps.
Taste the hummus and possibly season with salt, tahini or lemon juice.
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Put the hummus in a bowl and store it in the refrigerator
If it is not consumed immediately, put the hummus in a bowl and store it in the refrigerator. It should be eaten within 48 hours.
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Hummus, not just an appetizer
Hummus is perfect as an appetizer, accompanied with fresh vegetables or as a side dish for various popular dishes, for example the well-known chickpea falafel. It can also be spread on croutons or be accompanied with boiled eggs and vegetables.
