Easy Hummus with Tomato and Cucumber Salad
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Ingredients
Hummus
- 2 cups drained chickpeas, canned or cooked, ($1.98)
- 1/2 cup tahini ($1.12)
- 1 lemon juiced, ($0.00) from our garden
- 2 cloves garlic peeled, roughly chopped, ($0.06)
- 1/4 cup olive oil, more for drizzling, ($0.48)
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin ($0.25)
- couple Tbsp cold water ($0.00)
- salt and pepper ($0.02)
Salad
- 2-3 medium tomatoes, diced ($0.00) from our garden
- 1-2 small cucumbers (Japanese or Persian), diced ($0.00) from our garden
- 1/4 small red onion, chopped ($0.15)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, ($0.00) from our garden
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped, ($0.25)
- 2-3 pieces pita bread, quartered ($0.63)
Instructions
- Prepare all your ingredients.
- Place chickpeas, tahini, oil, garlic, cumin, and lemon juice in a food processor. Add generous pinch of salt and pepper. Begin to process and slowly add water until you reach desired smooth consistency.
- Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper or lemon juice to taste.
- Cut pita into slices or strips. Toast the pita bread in toaster oven until golden brown. Let cool slightly. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve about a ¼ cup of the herbs for garnish. Set bowl and herb garnish aside. (This can be made a few hours ahead of time).
- When ready to serve, spread hummus on a serving plate. Spoon tomato mixture on top and drizzle with olive oil. Garnish with herbs. Eat with toasted pita. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
* Note regarding pricing: The lemon and tomatoes used in this recipe are from our garden which is why there is no price listed. The price for the pantry items such as salt and pepper takes into account the cost of the amount used for the recipe and not the cost if you had to purchase the entire jar or bottle. ** All prices in US dollars.
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