Hummus With Sesame Seeds
Freshly ground sesame seeds are used to make tahini and the hummus is perked up with spices and lemon juice. Enjoy this fresh home made Hummus as a dip for your veggies or as a spread for pita bread or sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 15 oz Garbanzo Beans or Chick Peas canned
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice adjust to taste
- ½ tsp Paprika
- 2 cloves Garlic divided (See Recipe Notes)
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Drain the liquid from the garbanzo beans. Do not discard the liquid, yet. Finely chop 1 clove garlic.
- Add the sesame seeds to your food processor or to the dry-grinding attachment of your mixer-grinder.
- Grind the sesame seeds to a smooth paste by adding a little olive oil at a time. Fresh tahini is ready.
- Add the drained garbanzo beans and 1 clove garlic to the freshly made tahini and grind it to a smooth paste.You can add the water you drained from the garbanzo beans a little at a time to help you in grinding. (You would need only very little water) Transfer the ground mixture to a bowl.
- Add lemon juice, salt, paprika and the finely chopped garlic and mix well.
- Drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle some paprika on top to garnish.
Notes
if you like the taste of garlic, feel free to add another garlic clove either while grinding or just finely chop it and add it to the hummus.