Hummus

This is a dish we learned to make in Venezuela, but the original recipe came from a Lebanese family.  I have made some minor changes in order to be able to make it quickly…

Ingredients:

• 2 cups canned chickpeas (drained)
• 2 Tablespoons Tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 1/2 lemon (juice)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (if you are in Germany, buy the cumin for this recipe at an Asian Market – German cumin tastes different)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash allspice or four spice mix (Quatre-épices)
• 1 Tablespoon Olive oil

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• sweet paprika and olive oil to decorate
• Pita bread to serve with

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients in a food processor and blend to a paste. If the chickpeas are too dry, it might be difficult to blend.  To fix it (if it needs to), just add a little bit of water to the mix – the paste should be smooth, not dry, but also not watery.
2. Spread some Hummus on a Plate (see above image), and then sprinkle some sweet paprika on top.
3. Pour around 3 Tablespoons olive oil over the Hummus.
4. Serve with toasted Pita bread