Mark Bittmans Hummus

8 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas, cooking liquid reserved if possible
  • 1/2 cup tahini, with some of its oil
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves peeled garlic, or to taste
  • Juice of 1 lemon, plus more as needed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin or paprika, or to taste, plus a sprinkling for garnish
  • Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    Put the chickpeas, tahini, cumin or paprika, oil, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor, sprinkle with salt and pepper and begin to process; add chickpea-cooking liquid or water as needed to produce a smooth puree.
  2. 2
    Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt, pepper or lemon juice as needed.
  3. 3
    Serve, drizzled with some olive oil and sprinkled with a bit of cumin or paprika and some parsley.

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