Hummus balila
 
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Cuisine: Mediterranean Diet
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
  • 360g (1⅔ cup) Dried chickpeas (If you are short on time you can also use a jar of organic chickpeas in water)
  • 3 Garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • The freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 Teaspoon cumin
  • 1 Teaspoon sea salt (or salt to taste)
  • 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
  1. Have all the ingredients prepared as indicated in the ingredients description.
  2. If you are using dried chickpeas, soak the dried chickpeas in warm water for 10 hours. Ideally leave them soaked overnight. Rinse them well and drain. Bring water to a boil in a cooking pot and when the water is boiling add the drained chickpeas and leave them cooking over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 hours until tender. Once they are cooked, add 1 teaspoon of sea salt (or salt to taste), stir and remove from the heat.
  3. If you are using a jar of organic chickpeas in water, cook them for about 20 minutes.
  4. Add to the cooked chickpeas salt to taste, the freshly squeezed lemon juice, the garlic and the extra virgin olive oil. Serve and garnish with fresh mint or fresh parsley and cumin to taste.
Notes
It is common to serve this dish accompanied with Lebanese bread, Lebanese cucumbers, radish, fresh mint, fresh parsley, onion and tomatoes.
Recipe by Tasty Mediterraneo at https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/hummus-balila/