In my 49th year on this planet I have made hummus today, for the first time ever. I became a fan of it fairly recently, but always used to buy it, a Greek one from Esselunga. But a pack of tahini caught my eye while shopping there yesterday, so I grabbed some chickpeas too and followed a recipe found in the web. Very pleasantly surprised, how good it is. The shop bought one had no cumin, this one does and it really makes a difference.

60 ml of lemon juice and 60 ml of tahini were blended first, until creamy, one garlic clove, a generous splash of olive oil. Ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt. Half of the 250g can of chickpeas in ( weight with the liquid 400g). Before adding the other half, some of the leftover liquid from the chickpeas went it to loosen it and more blending, until creamy and delicious. A touch more salt, another splash of olive oil.

Yet more olive oil to serve. We had it with the Swedish crispy bread from Ikea, discovered thanks to Daniel. Very good pairing, as the bread tastes of nothing, so one appreciates the hummus more. Yum! A keeper!