Hummus and Za'atar
You can never have too many middl eastern recipes, so give Hummus and Za'atar a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 34g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 778 calories. For $1.61 per serving, this recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have chickpeas, olive oil, sea salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works best as a marinade, and is done in about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. 35 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by foodandspice.blogspot.com. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 98%. Chopped Hummus Dip with Za'atar, Mediterranean Hummus Toast with Za’atar, and Hummus Deviled Eggs with Za’atar {Exercise Challenge} are very similar to this recipe.
Ingredients
chickpeas
3 cups
garlic
2 cloves
juice of lemon
3
olive oil
2 tablespoons
paprika
4 servings
pine nuts
2 tablespoons
sea salt
1.5 teaspoons
tahini
0.33333334 cup
za'atar
2 tablespoons
Cooking in Steps
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1Rinse the chickpeas and soak for 8 hours or overnight in several inches of water.
chickpeas
water
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2Drain and rinse, then transfer to a medium saucepan and cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until soft.
water
sauce pan -
3Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. (If using canned chickpeas, rinse thoroughly.)Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a dry unoiled skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat, tossing or stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
canned chickpeas
pine nuts
sandwich bread
sauce pan
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4Transfer the chickpeas to a food processor and add the pine nuts, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/4 cup of the reserved chickpea cooking liquid (or water if using canned chicpeas), the tahini, garlic, lemon juice and salt. Process until smooth, adding more of the reserved chickpea cooking liquid or water as necessary to reach a light creamy consistency. Taste for seasoning and add more salt or lemon juice as desired.
lemon juice
chickpeas
olive oil
pine nuts
seasoning
garlic
tahini
water
salt
food processor -
5Transfer the hummus to a shallow bowl and drizzle with olive oil.
olive oil
hummus
bowl -
6Sprinkle with za'atar and paprika, and serve with chopped fresh vegetables or toasted pita triangles.Refrigerate leftover hummus for a few days or freeze for up to a month.
vegetable
paprika
zaatar
hummus
pita
