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Posh hummus

5 min • 4 to 6 servings •
David
Creamy hummus topped with paprika in a white bowl on a kitchen counter, with a spoon and olive oil bottle nearby.

I don’t make humous anymore. I tried a number of times but I never managed to get it quite as good as the stuff I buy at my local supermarket. I snazz it up a little with this simplest of tricks.

Ready

  • Humous
  • Paprika (not the very spicy stuff)
  • Extra virgin olive oil

    • Set

  • Plate
  • Spoon

    • Go!

  • Dish out the humous onto a plate.
  • Using the spoon, spread it out across the plate. I use a technique where I press the back of the spoon into the humous and spin the plate. This creates a kind of moat between the edge and the center, if you can picture it!
  • Drizzle a reasonable quantity of oil over the humous.
  • Sprinkle with paprika.

    • Recommendations

    Only pita bread will do for me to dip into my humous. I like to splash a few drops of water on mine and then throw them in a medium oven for 5 minutes or so. This fluffs up the pita nicely (and also helps to separate them if you are making a sandwich).
    The oil and paprika trick works well for most dips, by the way.

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