You always wanted to make hummus yourself? This vegan spread is a hit at the vegetarian Hotel Paradiso Pure.Living on the Alpe di Siusi in Italy. It is the original chickpea hummus recipe of the chefs Mauro Massei & Grazia Bianchi and part of the “Pure.Food” concept. As a special highlight, the plate is later garnished with fresh fruit!

Did you know? Hummus is an optimal protein supplier

If you live (mostly or completely) vegetarian or vegan, you’ll find hummus a top source of protein, including important amino acids. It is filling and super delicious! In the Orient, hummus is eaten for breakfast and it gives you long-lasting energy for the rest of the day.

Chickpeas contain a lot of fiber, which is why they are good for digestion. In addition, they score with iron, vitamin C, folic acid, B vitamins and contain the minerals magnesium and potassium.

Furthermore, the recipe includes olive oil, lemon juice and sesame seeds – all healthy foods.

Chickpea hummus recipe from Paradiso Pure.Living

Before you can get started, you’ll need some utensils in your kitchen (don’t worry – if you don’t have any of these, we’ll give you alternatives!).

What is needed

1. One night lead time to soak the chickpeas (canned chickpeas are not an option, because Mauro and Grazia wouldn’t agree :-))
2. A pressure cooker (alternatively, you can cook the chickpeas in a regular pot until soft, but that takes hours instead of minutes!)
3. A food processor (it works wonderfully with the Thermomix) If necessary, a blender and as a last alternative a potato masher or the fork.

Now it starts! We wish you a lot of fun while mixing. Share your result with us and Paradiso Pure.Living on Instagram.

RECIPE: CHICKPEA HUMMUS

This recipe is prepared by ChefsMauro Massei & Grazia Bianchi according to a vegetarian-vegan concept"Pure.Food" at Paradiso Pure.Living Hotel.

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Prep Time 12 hours hrs

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine Middle East

Ingredients

  

• 250 g Dried chickpea ordinary or black
• 50 g Tahin good quality is important
• 1 fresh clove Garlic
• 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive
• 2 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
• 5-7 g Sea salt
• 1 Glass Chickpea cooking water if needed

Bread

• Pita, toasted bread or chips (according to your taste)

Instructions

 

Preparation

• Soak chickpea in cold water adding 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice at least for 12 hours.
• After the chickpea is soaked, boil it 8 - 10 min in a pressure cooker until the peas are lightly overcooked. 
• Drain them, but save a glass of cooking water to use later.

Processing

• In a high-speed blender place the drained chickpea, tahin, garlic (it is better to remove the core), sea salt, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Blend all until very smooth pasta. 
• Adding the cooking water (if needed), reach your desired consistency. 
• Add sea salt and lemon juice according to your taste. 

Plating

• Put Hummus in a serving plate. Season top with spices (paprika, coriander, cumin, sumac or other spices according to your taste).
• Sprinkle the dish with black and white sesame seeds, fresh choppedparsley and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. 
• Serve hummus with your favorite fresh berries or seasonal fruits. At Paradiso Pure.Living they love to serve it with fresh raspberry or grape 🙂
• Put pita, toasted bread or some chips, according to your taste. At Paradiso hummus is served with handmade amaranth chips.

Keyword chickpea, Hummus

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