Hummus Beirut
January 31, 2013 • Category: Mezze/Appetizers
A great recipe from chef Marlene Matar’s latest book Maedat Marlene men Halab, a cookbook devoted to dishes from Aleppo (Syria); she calls this hummus Beiruti which means from Beirut, however she writes that the hummus is also called from Aleppo. I guess it straddles the two cities and that’s fine with us. Perfect dish for the SuperBowl. I loved this recipe because it meant I could use up some of these cucumber pickles that had been languishing in the fridge for (ahemm..) months.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups of ready-made hummus (homemade or storebought and doctored up to taste yummy) (250 g.)
- 2 cups of diced tomatoes (300 g.)
- 1 cup of finely diced cucumber pickles (kabeess) (90 g.)
- 1 1/2 tsp of cumin
- 1 cup of chopped Italian parsley (40 g.)
- 1 or 2 Tbsp of olive oil
METHOD: Place the hummus in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients; toss gently to combine and taste to adjust seasoning. Serve with pita bread. NOTE: If you start out with great hummus, this dish will taste great. If you use a can of ready-made hummus, it problably would need extra fresh lemon juice, fresh mashed garlic and maybe a touch of good tahini as well. 
Ehden nature reserve, North Lebanon (Alt. 1500 m.)
Comments
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serena says:
I love hommos and this version is irresistible!!! thanks for sharing with us!
On January 31, 2013 at 1:59 am
Rosa says:
Heavenly! That is one of my favorite dips.
Cheers,
Rosa
On January 31, 2013 at 3:21 am
Hisham Assaad says:
Wow, that’s a new way to eat my favorite dish.
I might try it 🙂
On January 31, 2013 at 3:37 am
Belinda @zomppa says:
Hard to beat homemade,
On January 31, 2013 at 5:02 am
Myrna says:
Hi Joumana! I LOVE your recipes! You made me remember so many dishes that my mother used to make, and most importantly, you allowed me to reproduce them successfully! So thank you so much…
In the last few days though, I am having difficulty accessing the recipes through the search engine on your blog, am I the only one? (I am using an iPad, if that changes anything….)
Thank you so much again
On January 31, 2013 at 6:49 am
Mariana says:
Divine! <3 . I just love it!
Thank you, so much, dear Joumana!
On January 31, 2013 at 10:45 am
Joumana says:
@Mariana: My pleasure! 🙂
On January 31, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Devaki says:
Joumana dear, I’m sold! It’s getting added to Sunday’s menu for sure 🙂
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
On January 31, 2013 at 5:46 pm
Nuts about food says:
Love the idea of adding pickles to hummus, what a great contrast. I am a huge fan of pickles so I could put them anywhere!
On February 1, 2013 at 5:07 am
Oui, Chef says:
There is nothing better than homemade hummus, and it is so easy to make!
On February 1, 2013 at 12:51 pm
bouchra says:
un délice ma chère
On February 2, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Nadji says:
Mon dieu, que ça a l’air bon.
Je note.
A bientôt
On February 2, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Susan says:
What a lovely way to ‘dress up’ an already delicious snack. Love the additions.
On February 2, 2013 at 8:06 pm
domi says:
Délicieux comme une montagne gourmande….
On February 5, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Needful Things says:
Delicious! I would so love to spoon some garlic into mine.
On February 6, 2013 at 8:58 am
Jamie says:
We love hummus and always have two pots of good quality store-bought in the frudge. Always. So I love this version that kicks it up!
On February 7, 2013 at 7:04 am
Belinda says:
Hi,
Do you know if the cookbook ma’idat marlene min Halab has ever been brought out in English?
My best friend from Aleppo so I love to have it.
Also love your recipes, he says it taste like home.
Belinda
On May 18, 2013 at 2:54 am
Joumana says:
@Belinda: I have only seen it in Arabic here; however, I would not be surprised to see it in an English version soon like her other book, Maeedat Marlene.
On May 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm
rajeeshpj says:
i want to taste of beirut recepe
On June 5, 2013 at 5:59 am