My Hummus

Hummus

as I learned in the kitchen of my Lebanese friends

Ingredients

A can of chickpeas

3 tablespoons of tahini (sesame cream)

2 lemons

2 cloves of garlic

olive oil

paprika powder

Roughly shredded paprika flakes (I use my coffee grinder) purchased from "India France" in Alsace.

salt

pepper

Jamaican pepper (or called Lebanese sweet pepper "Bhar helou")

Black olives to decorate

Preparation

Drain the chickpeas, Boil a pan of water and soak the chickpeas in boiling water for one minute.

Drain and let them cool.

Peel the chickpeas (it's the most tedious moment but if you leave the skin, you get an unpleasant aftertaste even if you  mix for a long time)

Grate a lemon to get the zest.

Pour the chickpeas into the food processor. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of tahini, the garlic, the lemon zest, the juice of the two lemons, pepper, salt, Jamaican pepper (one teaspoon), paprika powder (one teaspoon), 3 teaspoons of olive oil soup

Mix to have a smooth paste. Check the seasoning.

Pour into a deep dish and with a small spoon, draw circles in the hummus. Pour a little bit of paprika in flakes. Pour olive oil into the circles. Decorate with olives or pickled peppers.

Eat by dipping small pieces of bread (Arabic if possible) in it.

Bon appétit!