Harissa Hummus Food

HARISSA HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine harissa powder and 1 teaspoon chickpea liquid in a bowl. Whisk until a smooth paste forms, adding more liquid as needed. Set aside.
• Reserve about 1/2 cup of whole chickpeas for garnish. Add remaining chickpeas to the bowl of a food processor. Add 1/3 cup olive oil, tahini, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and garlic; blend until smooth. Mix in reserved harissa paste and more chickpea liquid if needed, to maintain a creamy consistency. Taste and adjust olive oil and lemon juice amounts until flavor is smooth and nutty with a kick, and not overpowered by any one element.
• Transfer hummus to a serving dish. Top with reserved 1/2 cup chickpeas, olives, cilantro, harissa powder, and any remaining olive oil. Serve at room temperature.

HOMEMADE HARISSA HUMMUS

Steps:

• Place chickpeas, tahini and garlic in a food processor, blend until they start incorporating.
• Add in lemon juice, salt, olive oil and harissa to the mixture, blend until fully combined and the hummus is creamy and smooth.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for three to five days.

HARISSA-SPIKED HUMMUS

Steps:

• Put three-quarters of the chickpeas in a food processor with 3 tbsp olive oil, garlic and half a cupful of water. Blitz until smooth, adding a little more water if necessary to make a thick cream consistency. Add the rest of the chickpeas, then whizz again for a few seconds until nobbly. Season with salt and a good squeeze of lemon juice.
• Mix together the harissa and tomato purée with the rest of the olive oil. Drizzle over the hummus to serve.

CARROT & CUMIN HUMMUS WITH SWIRLED HARISSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut 600g carrots into chunks and toss with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp cumin seeds and a garlic bulb, broken into cloves. Spread onto a baking tray and roast in the oven for 40 mins or until caramelised.
• Squeeze the cloves out of their skins and tip into a food processor with the carrots, juice of 1 lemon, 120ml extra virgin olive oil, the drained and rinsed chickpeas, and some seasoning. Blitz until smooth. Swirl through some spicy rose harissa. Serve with flatbreads.

INSTANT POT® HARISSA HUMMUS

Steps:

• Soak chickpeas in water for about 2 hours, rubbing occasionally while soaking to help remove the outer skin. Discard any skins that come loose. Drain chickpeas.
• Combine chickpeas, water, and vegetable broth in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 20 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Strain chickpeas, reserving 3/4 cup of cooking liquid. Set aside 1/4 cup cooked chickpeas for garnish and transfer remaining chickpeas into the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Blend until smooth, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking liquid. Blend until creamy adding more liquid if necessary. Mix in 5 teaspoons harissa paste and salt.
• Scrape hummus into a bowl. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon harissa paste and swirl with a knife, but do not mix in completely. Sprinkle with the reserved, whole chickpeas. Serve at room temperature.

HARISSA LAMB WITH HUMMUS

Steps:

• Mix together the harissa paste, lemon juice, chopped mint and sea salt. Add the lamb fillets, turning to coat in the mixture, and set aside to marinate for 10 minutes or so.
• Heat a griddle pan for 2-3 minutes until hot. Add the lamb fillets and cook for 8 -12 minutes until well browned but still a little pink in the centre; remove from the heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes to tenderize the meat. Warm the pittas in the same pan.
• Cut the pittas in half and fill each pocket with the rocket.
• Diagonally slice the lamb into 1 cm thick slices and pack into the pittas. Top with a dallop of hummus and serve warm with lemon wedges for squeezing over.