Description
Get your pita, crackers, or flatbread ready for dipping!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 15.5 oz great Northern beans
- 1 cup raw cashew pieces
- 2 large cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- ½ lemon, zest and juice
- ½ tsp ground white pepper
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
For the zhoug:
- 1 tsp cardamom pods
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 3 Serrano chilies, finely chopped
- 4 large cloves of garlic, crushed
- ½ small blood orange or navel orange, zest and juice
- ½ lemon, juice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp sumac
- 1 ½ cups cilantro, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup parsley. coarsely chopped
- ⅓ cup olive oil
Instructions
- First, drain the beans, reserving the liquid to use later. Then, place the cashew pieces in a bowl and cover them with hot water. Let soak for at least 10 minutes.
- Once the cashews have soaked, place them in a food processor, reserving the water to use later. Blend until the cashews begin to form a thick paste.
- Then, pour in ¼ cup of the reserved cashew water and ¼ cup of the reserved bean water and blend to a smooth paste.
- Next, add the crushed garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, drained beans, white pepper, coriander, cumin, salt, and olive oil.
- Blend until everything is combined. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
For the zhoug:
- First, lightly toast the cardamom, cumin, and coriander in a small skillet. Let cool completely and then grind in a spice grinder or crush with a mortar and pestle until powdered. Set this aside.
- In a blender or food processor, pulse the serrano chilies, garlic, and the spice mixture a few times. Then add the zest and juice of the orange and the juice of the lemon, along with the salt, brown sugar, and sumac.
- Next, add the cilantro and parsley and pulse a few times to combine everything. Make sure to not blend it too much as you want some texturer to the zhoug.
- Finally, add the olive oil and pulse twice. Taste and season with more salt if necessary.
- To serve, place the hummus in a bowl, top with the zhoug, and drizzle olive oil to taste. Add toasted cashews, pomegranate seeds, almonds, etc to garnish.