Rather than simply serving hummus as a dip, make a meal of it by adding blistered cherry tomatoes, roasted nuts, fresh herbs and plenty of charred bread. Calamari, or fried lamb and mint, would also work well.
Hummus with blistered tomatoes
Love hummus? Build a meal around it.
- Serves 4 - 6
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tsp harissa (or to taste)
- 320 gm mixed cherry tomatoes, various colours, larger ones halved
- 2 baby capsicum or bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds, to serve
- Roasted pine nuts, to serve
- Coriander, basil and toasted Afghan bread, torn, to serve
Hummus
- 425 gm canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp tahini
- Juice of 1 lemon (or to taste)
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Method
- 1For hummus, blend chickpeas, garlic, tahini, lemon juice and 50ml water in a blender to a smooth purée. Add olive oil and blend until very smooth, adding a little extra water if necessary, and season to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate until required.
- 2Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add harissa and stir until fragrant (1 minute), then add tomato and capsicum, and fry, stirring occasionally, until tomato and capsicum start to blister and soften (3-5 minutes).
- 3Top hummus with tomato mixture, scatter over cumin, pine nuts and herbs, and serve with bread on the side.
