Hummus With Parsely And Pine Nuts Food

HUMMUS WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS, CUMIN SEEDS AND PARSLEY OIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F; position rack in the middle of the oven.
• In a food processor or blender puree 1/4 cup parsley with 1/4 cup oil oil.
• Strain oil through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing hard on the solids;discard solids. Set aside.
• Toast pine nuts and cumin seeds in a small pan in the oven until golden brown (about 8 minutes); stir occasionally.
• Let cool.
• Combine 1/2 cup chickpeas with garlic in a food processor until garlic is finely minced.
• Add tahini, water, lemon juice, salt, remaining chick-peas, and remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and puree until smooth.
• Strip leaves from remaining parsley sprigs.
• Divide hummus between two shallow dishes and smooth tops.
• Drizzle with parsley oil and scatter parsley oil, pine nuts and cumins seeds over tops.
• Salt to taste and serve with pita toast.
• NOTE:.
• Hummus and parsley oil can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated. Be sure to bring the oil to room temperature before using.

HUMMUS WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS, CUMIN SEEDS, AND PARSLEY OIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a blender or small food processor purée 1/4 cup parsley with 1/4 cup oil. Pour mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids.
• In a small baking pan toast pine nuts and cumin seeds, stirring occasionally, until nuts are golden, about 10 minutes.
• In a colander rinse and drain chick-peas and in a food processor purée 1/2 cup with garlic until garlic is finely minced. Add tahini, water, lemon juice, salt, remaining chick-peas, and remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and purée until smooth. Recipe may be prepared up to this point 3 days ahead. Keep hummus and parsley oil chilled, covered, and pine nuts and cumin seeds in an airtight container at room temperature. Bring parsley oil to room temperature before using.
• Strip leaves from additional parsley sprigs. Divide hummus between 2 shallow dishes and smooth tops. Drizzle hummus with parsley oil and sprinkle with parsley, pine nuts, and cumin seeds.
• Serve hummus with pita toasts.

LEMON HUMMUS WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Process chickpeas, pine nuts, garlic and spices until well combined.
• With the motor running, gradually add the olive oil & lemon juice until smooth.
• Season well with salt & pepper.
• Drizzle with extra olive oil to serve.

HUMMUS

Steps:

• On a cutting board mince and mash the garlic to a paste with the salt. In a food processor purée the chick-peas with the garlic paste, the tahini, the lemon juice, 1/4 cup of the oil, and 1/2 cup water, scraping down the sides, until the hummus is smooth and add salt to taste. Add water, if necessary, to thin the hummus to the desired consistency and transfer the hummus to a bowl. In the food processor, cleaned, purée the remaining 1/4 cup oil with the parsley until the oil is bright green and the parsley is minced transfer the parsley oil to a small jar. The hummus and the parsley oil may be made 3 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Divide the hummus between shallow serving dishes and smooth the tops. Drizzle the hummus with the parsley oil and sprinkle it with the pine nuts. Serve the hummus with the pita.