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Hummus with tahini sauce and mint scent

Hummus is the arabic word to indicate chickpea cream with tahini sauce. It is a tasty recipe which can be combined with vegetables cruditè and arabic bread too.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chickpeas, olive oil
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 102kcal
Cost: $40

Equipment

1 mixer
1 non-stick pan
1 oven

Ingredients

  • 300 gr of already boiled chickpeas
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • The juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tablespoons of tahini sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • Sesame and poppy seeds
  • 2 -3 fresh mint leaves
  • 100 gr of sesame seeds (better if already toasted)
  • 30 gr of sesame oil

Instructions

  • Place the chickpeas in a mixer, add the tahini sauce, a pinch of salt, olive oil and lemon juice and mix it till it gets to a creamy, smooth and homogeneous sauce.
  • Serve it garnished with toasted sesame seeds, some poppy seeds, fresh mint and olive oil, accompanied by white pizza (with nothing on top, only pasta), arabic bread, Pita but also simply crackers.
  • If you have not roasted sesame seeds, place them in a non-stick pan and let them toast, stirring constantly until they have reached a nice golden color. Let them cool. You can also toast the seeds in the oven at 180°C for 4 - 5 minutes.
  • Blend the sesame seeds until you get a fine powder, if you have a mortar use that. Add the sesame oil and blend or mix until you get a thick and creamy sauce.

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Notes

We can think to use hummus also to prepare delicious gourmet sandwiches: alert your fantasy and start creating your own gourmet sandwich idea using hamburgers, carne salada, grilled vegetables and spicy sauces to be combined with hummus and tahini.
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Nutrition

Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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