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Walnut Hummus with Pomegranate and Cilantro

Creamy tahini hummus enriched with walnut oil, piled with warm buttered walnuts and Maras pepper, then scattered with pomegranate seeds and cilantro. Rich and bright at once, ideal in the fall.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total11 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Hummus

  • 190 gdried chickpeas, soaked overnight in 1.4 l water
  • 1.4 Lwater, for cooking the chickpeas
  • 1 pinchbaking soda
  • 1 tspkosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 2 clovesgarlic, peeled
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 3 tbsplemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 90 mltahini
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 60 mlwalnut oil

Walnuts

  • 50 gwalnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tbspunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tspMaras pepper

To serve

  • ¼ cuppomegranate seeds
  • ¼ cupfresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Sesame
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Pomegranate
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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