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Hummus Bi Tahina (Middle Eastern Chickpeas Dip)

Serves 4
30 minutes
Difficulty Easy
8 Ingredients

A simple, healthy, low calorie Middle Eastern dip

Ingredients (serves 4)

225gm dried chickpeas, soaked, drained and cooked (or used canned)
5 tbsp tahina (sesame seed paste)
2 garlic cloves
3-4 tbsp lemon juice
to season salt
1/2 cup olive oil
to garnish black olives
to garnish paprika

Method

If using dry chickpeas, soak for at least 4 hours or overnight, rinse and cook till soft and mushy. Drain and reserve some liquid.
Puree the chickpeas along with garlic.
Cool and add tahini and lemon juice. Taste and adjust sourness with lemon juice and season with salt. Add the reserved liquid to loosen up consistency if necessary.
Garnish with olive oil and black olives.

59 Comments
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- - mom112023 said
  - 24 Apr 2019
    6:30 am
This is great. Thanks for the recipe.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Feb 2017
    3:25 pm
Love your dip,it look’s amazing!

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- - Kell said
  - 27 Jun 2015
    3:52 pm
A great dip for entertaining …thank you for sharing

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- - mom93821 said
  - 27 Dec 2014
    12:33 pm
Thanks for sharing this recipe; looks so good.
- mom93821 replied
  
  22 Apr 2016 , 6:35 am
  It is now my regular dip!
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- - mom94125 said
  - 15 Dec 2014
    1:07 am
this will be nice for my chrissie party. thanks again for posting it

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- - mom94125 said
  - 19 Oct 2014
    7:48 pm
this is a great hummus recipe
thanks for posting it

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- - mggarner said
  - 31 Aug 2014
    5:09 pm
Thank you so very much for sharing!

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- - cloverstorm said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    6:40 pm
I live on hummus, I buy it every week.
So easy, I’ll have to start making it myself.

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- - maureen3 said
  - 13 Aug 2014
    12:49 pm
Thanks for sharing this recipe

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- - hexrex said
  - 03 Jun 2014
    5:09 pm
This is a great recipe, thank you for sharing

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- - megsy99 said
  - 31 May 2014
    9:41 pm
thanks for sharing, will try this in the near future for a get together
- vanyadhanya replied
  
  03 Jun 2014 , 10:11 pm
  lovely to hear that…..
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- - kazh said
  - 31 May 2014
    9:34 pm
Gorgeous with flatbread. Thanks for sharing.

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- - Happymum-2 said
  - 30 May 2014
    10:29 am
this sounds a very interesting dip

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- - catgrrl3 said
  - 28 May 2014
    6:40 pm
thank you, will have to keep this aside for next time entertaining
- vanyadhanya replied
  
  28 May 2014 , 9:52 pm
  do try it; hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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- - mums-info said
  - 28 May 2014
    12:08 pm
have shared this recipe with friends so thanks for sharing

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- - twinmum2 said
  - 23 May 2014
    6:50 pm
My sister is allergic to sesame seeds but I’d love this recipe.

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- - ams78 said
  - 19 May 2014
    11:38 pm
This looks fantastic would be very moreish! Thanks for sharing your recipe

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- - no1ladydj said
  - 16 May 2014
    11:59 pm
I made this today for a BBQ on the weekend. I’m not sure that it will last until then, as I keep having to do a “taste test” on it, to make sure it’s as nice as I think it is.
- vanyadhanya replied
  
  24 May 2014 , 12:00 pm
  lovely to hear that…do save them, it goes amazingly well with grilled meat skewers
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- - yyon4699 said
  - 13 May 2014
    1:12 pm
i must make this soon! love hummus

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- - scottie said
  - 10 May 2014
    8:41 am
what a great sounding dip

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