Hummus With Meat
Hummus bil lahmeh is a traditional Middle Eastern hummus dish topped with warmly spiced meat, toasted pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds. This celebratory dish is a part of the Middle Eastern Mezze and is usually served on special occasions.
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 onion
- 250 grams diced or ground beef or lamb
- 1 tablespoon mixed spice
- 30 grams pine nuts toasted - for garnish
- 30 grams pomegranate seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Make the hummus by adding the chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon, salt and ground cumin to a blender. Blitz until you reach the desired consistency. You could add a dash of water if your hummus is too chunky.
- To prepare the meat, start by sautéing a diced onion a pan with a little bit of olive oil. Cook until the onion becomes tender and translucent.
- Add the diced beef or lamb. Season with Schwartz Allspice, and sea salt. When the meat is cooked through and the juices evaporated, remove from heat and set aside.
- Assemble your hummus with meat. In a bowl, spread the hummus using a spoon, and make a well in the centre. Pile up the meat in the centre of the hummus.
- Top with toasted pine nuts. Toast the pine nuts by heating a little bit of olive oil in a pan then toasting the pine nuts for a couple of minutes. Once they start changing their colour, remove from heat immediately.
- Finally, sprinkle with fresh pomegranate seeds and serve immediately with warm pita bread.
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Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 5.3mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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