Recipes

Hummus Mashaushe (Galilean-Style Hummus)

  • Serves

    makes 3 cups

EILON PAZ

Generous spice, a good dose of olive oil, and chickpeas piled high are the hallmarks of this Galilean-style hummus. This recipe first appeared in our May 2013 issue with Gabriella Gershenson's article The Promised Land.

Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight; drained
  • 12 cup tahini
  • 34 cup olive oil, plus more
  • 14 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 small red Thai chile, stemmed and seeded
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Bring chickpeas and 4 cups water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until chickpeas are very tender, 1-1 1⁄2 hours. Drain, reserving 1⁄2 cup cooking liquid; cool to room temperature. Transfer all but 3⁄4 cup chickpeas to a food processor with the tahini, oil, juice, cumin, garlic, chile, and salt; purée until smooth. Add reserved cooking liquid and continue to purée until airy in consistency, about 5 minutes. Transfer hummus to a serving dish. Top with remaining whole chickpeas, drizzle with more oil, and sprinkle with salt.

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