Starters & meze
Roasted Red Pepper Houmous (Közlenmiş Kırmızı Biberli Humus)
Ingredients
- 1 x 400 gr. tin chickpeas, drained and washed
- (approx. 240 gr. drained weight)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 3 tbsp. tahini
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon (you may need a little more)
- 1 roasted red pepper, from a jar
- ½ tsp. cumin
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
- Seasoning
- 2 tbsp. cream
- 1 tbsp. water
- (omit the cream if you wish and replace
- with water)
To Serve
- Paprika, olive oil and parsley
Method
1
Place the chickpeas and the crushed garlic into a small blender. Whiz for about 4 or 5 seconds.
2
Open it up and add the tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and the red pepper. Sprinkle in the cumin, cayenne pepper and a little salt and pepper. Now whiz until it becomes quite smooth.
3
Open again and add the cream and water. Now keep whizzing until it becomes velvety.
4
Taste and adjust the seasoning. Now you can add a little more lemon or even some more roasted red pepper. Give one more final whiz.
5
Empty into a small serving bowl, sprinkle with some paprika and drizzle over a little olive oil. Decorate with a sprig of parsley.
6
Serve as a dip with some warm pitta bread, breadsticks or crudités.
