RECIPE: CHICKPEA HUMMUS
This recipe is prepared by ChefsMauro Massei & Grazia Bianchi according to a vegetarian-vegan concept"Pure.Food" at Paradiso Pure.Living Hotel.
Ingredients
- 250 g Dried chickpea ordinary or black
- 50 g Tahin good quality is important
- 1 fresh clove Garlic
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive
- 2 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
- 5-7 g Sea salt
- 1 Glass Chickpea cooking water if needed
Bread
- Pita, toasted bread or chips (according to your taste)
Instructions
Preparation
- Soak chickpea in cold water adding 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice at least for 12 hours.
- After the chickpea is soaked, boil it 8 - 10 min in a pressure cooker until the peas are lightly overcooked.
- Drain them, but save a glass of cooking water to use later.
Processing
- In a high-speed blender place the drained chickpea, tahin, garlic (it is better to remove the core), sea salt, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Blend all until very smooth pasta.
- Adding the cooking water (if needed), reach your desired consistency.
- Add sea salt and lemon juice according to your taste.
Plating
- Put Hummus in a serving plate. Season top with spices (paprika, coriander, cumin, sumac or other spices according to your taste).
- Sprinkle the dish with black and white sesame seeds, fresh choppedparsley and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
- Serve hummus with your favorite fresh berries or seasonal fruits. At Paradiso Pure.Living they love to serve it with fresh raspberry or grape :)
- Put pita, toasted bread or some chips, according to your taste. At Paradiso hummus is served with handmade amaranth chips.