Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus

Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
Hummus is a Middle-Eastern spread or dip made with cooked ground chickpeas and tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Hummus comes from an Arabic word for chickpeas. As an appetizer, hummus is served with flatbread, such as pita. It is also served as part of a meze or as an accompaniment to falafel, grilled chicken, fish or eggplant. Garnishes include chopped tomato, cucumber, coriander, parsley, caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, whole chickpeas, olive oil, paprika, olives, or pine nuts.
Yield
2cups
Yield
2cups
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
Hummus is a Middle-Eastern spread or dip made with cooked ground chickpeas and tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Hummus comes from an Arabic word for chickpeas. As an appetizer, hummus is served with flatbread, such as pita. It is also served as part of a meze or as an accompaniment to falafel, grilled chicken, fish or eggplant. Garnishes include chopped tomato, cucumber, coriander, parsley, caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, whole chickpeas, olive oil, paprika, olives, or pine nuts.
Yield
2cups
Yield
2cups
Ingredients
  • 1/4medium onionsthickly sliced
  • a/n coarse salt
  • a/n black pepperblack, as needed
  • 1/2cup sun-dried tomatoesrough chopped
  • 3cloves garlicrough chopped
  • 1medium shallotsthickly sliced
  • 4leaves basil
  • 1/3teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2cups Chickpea Confit
  • 2 cups olive oil mixturereserved from confit
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Instructions
Char the Onions:
  1. Lightly coat the onion slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  2. In a cast-iron skillet, or on a grill, cook the slices until tender and lightly charred.
Make the Hummus:
  1. In a food processor, combine the onion, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, shallots, basil, and cumin.
  2. Pulse into a chunky purée.
  3. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil, then the lemon juice.
  4. The mixture should be quite smooth.
  5. Return to the food processor in batches, and purée until the mixture is smooth and thick.
  6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Add more or less olive oil to achieve the desired consistency of creamy peanut butter.