Whilst baking hummus just sounds like an extra step in the process, don’t underestimate how much it elevates this dish. With thyme and lemon aromatics throughout your house, it’s a dish that’ll impress without needing to try.
Baked Lemon Hummus
Whilst baking hummus just sounds like an extra step in the process, don’t underestimate how much it elevates this dish. With thyme and lemon aromatics throughout your house, it’s a dish that’ll impress without needing to try.
Course: Snacks, Entree, DipsCuisine: GreekDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
10
minutesTotal time
20
minutes
Cook Mode
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Ingredients
1 tin 1 chickpeas, drained & rinsed
2 TBS 2 tahini
4 sprigs 4 fresh thyme leaves
1 1 garlic clove
1 1 lemon, juiced & half zested
salt & pepper
2 2 extra-virgin olive oil (or water)
2 2 pita breads
olive oil spray
8 8 green olives, pitted & sliced
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced and spray a ramekin or small oven-proof dish with oil.
- Combine chickpeas, tahini, thyme, garlic, lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper in a food processor until it starts to come together. Drizzle in the olive oil (or water) until the hummus is a smooth consistency. Pour into the ramekin and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- In the meantime, spray the pita with oil, cut into triangle, and toast in a frying pan or in the oven for 5 minutes.
- To serve, top hummus with olives, extra thyme and enjoy with pita!
