Hummus with Pickled Lemon

Hummus might be the most famous Middle Eastern/Egyptian food around the world. Of course, there are countless flavors of hummus. Today, we will make hummus with pickled lemons stuffed with safflower.

Check out the pickled lemons recipe below:

http://authenticegyptiancooking.blogspot.kr/2015/11/lemon-pickles-with-safflower.html

Ingredients:

1- A cup of chickpeas, cooked.

2- Two or three pickled lemons.

3- One tablespoon of tihini paste.

4- One teaspoon of olive oil.

5- Salt.

6- Cumin.

Spices to taste.

7- Water.

Preparations:

1- Mix all of the ingredients in a food processor.

2- Add water as needed.

3- Mix until you get the consistency you like.

Serve with pita chips and fresh cucumber and carrots.

Be Al-hana We Al-shafa

Lemon pickles with safflower

My mom used to go to the street market and buy the freshest lemon, then come home and bring out the big jars to make pickles. We didn't have a pickling room but we did have a pickling space.

Ingredients:
1- One kilo of lemon.
2- 250g of hot red pepper, chopped.
3- 50g of safflower.
4- 50g of black seed.
5- 250 of salt.
6- 100ml of olive oil.
7- 500 ml lemon juice.

Preparations:
1-  Wash the lemons and dry them with a towel.
2- Mix the chopped pepper with salt. Then, add the safflower and black seed. Mix all of them well.
3- Make small cuts in the lemons and stuff the cuts with the spices.
4- Put the lemons in the jar.
5- Add the lemon juice. Then add the olive oil on top.
6- The jar must be air tight.
7- Leave the pickles for one to two months to be done.
Keep in dry place away from air and water.

Be Al-hana We Al-shafa!