Easy Hummus Recipe Topped with Pine Nuts, Raisins and Olives

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Warm hummus with pine nuts, raisins and olives

Name: Warm hummus with pine nuts, raisins and olives
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: large chickpeas 660g jar, drained (1 tbsp of the liquid reserved); tahini 50g; garlic 3 cloves, 2 crushed, 1 sliced; 4 tbsp, plus extra to serve; lemon juice 1-2 tbsp; raisins 1½ tbsp; pine nuts 1½ tbsp; cumin seeds ½ tsp; pitted kalamata olives 12-15, roughly chopped; chopped to make 1 tbsp; pittas or flatbreads to serve

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25 minutes
serves 4
Easy

Turn a storecupboard staple into this vibrant mezze dish and sprinkle with jewel-like pine nuts, raisins and olives

By Sarah Cook

October 2, 2019 at 4:16 pm

Ingredients

large chickpeas 660g jar, drained (1 tbsp of the liquid reserved)
tahini 50g
garlic 3 cloves, 2 crushed, 1 sliced
extra-virgin olive oil 4 tbsp, plus extra to serve
lemon juice 1-2 tbsp
raisins 1½ tbsp
pine nuts 1½ tbsp
cumin seeds ½ tsp
pitted kalamata olives 12-15, roughly chopped
flat-leaf parsley chopped to make 1 tbsp
pittas or flatbreads to serve

Method

Step 1

Put the chickpeas and tahini in a food processor. Cook the crushed garlic and 2 tbsp of the oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat for a 1-2 minutes or until the garlic is fragrant. Scrape the contents of the pan into the processor. Add 1 tbsp of the lemon juice and reserved chickpea liquid, plus ¼ tsp sea salt and some pepper. Whizz until really smooth, then taste and add more lemon juice if needed.
Step 2

Put the rest of the oil and sliced garlic clove into the used frying pan. Heat gently over a low heat until the garlic just starts sizzling, then fish out and discard the garlic, and add the raisins, pine nuts and cumin. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until the raisins are softening and pine nuts browning. Take off the heat.
Step 3

Warm the hummus in the microwave or a small pan, until just warm, but not hot. Spread over a plate or in a bowl, then spoon the raisins and nuts on top. Sprinkle over the olives and parsley, and an extra drizzle of olive oil, if you like, and eat with warm bread.