Hummus topped with meat and pine nuts

Ingredients

2 cups canned chickpeas

5 tablespoons tahini, sesame paste

3 cloves garlic, crushed

4 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

The topping:

200 g beef, cut in tiny cubes

2 tablespoons raw pine nuts

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/4 tablespoon black pepper

1 pinch of cinnamon

1 pinch of salt

Cooking method according to shahiya.com

1- Drain the chickpeas and blend them in a food processor until you get a smooth paste.

2-In a big bowl, dilute the tahini paste with 1 tablespoon of warm water. Add the crushed garlic, lemon juice and salt. Mix well until you get a whitish liquid sauce.

3- Add the chickpeas paste to the sauce and mix well. Adjust lemon juice and salt according to taste. Transfer the hummus to a serving dish.

4- For the topping: heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat. Fry the pine nuts until they turn golden in color. Remove and drain on a kitchen absorbent paper.

5- In the same pan, fry the beef cubes for 10 min or until they are well done. Sprinkle with black pepper, cinnamon and salt. Remove from heat.

6- Top the hummus with the fried meat at the center of the dish and sprinkle with fried pine nuts. Serve with pita bread.

H.Zoghib