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Milk Street Bowtie Hummus Fatteh

Hummus Fatteh

6 to 8 Servings

50 minutes

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Hummus fatteh is a dish that melds hummus with shards of crisped bread, yielding a superb mix of creamy and crunchy textures with earthy, nutty flavors. We tasted many versions of the dish during a recent visit to Amman, Jordan; our version combines the best qualities of our favorites. Though many restaurants now use regular, open-crumbed bread (for example, sub rolls) to make hummus fatteh, toasted flatbread is traditional and what we greatly prefer because its sturdy crispness stands up nicely to the hummus. We use pita bread and oven-bake the rounds before breaking them into bits and combining them with hummus made from canned chickpeas. A good dose of garlic, fresh green chilies, sumac and both lemon zest and juice spark up the flavors. Butter-toasted almonds are a typical—and delicious!—garnish. From home cook Rawan Mohamad Abuead we learned to use ghee for even more complex flavor; olive oil works well, too, but skip regular butter, as the milk solids have a tendency to scorch. Once the dish is assembled, serve it right away.

6 to 8

Servings

Tip

Don’t forget to reserve ½ cup of the chickpea liquid before draining. You will need it to make the hummus. Also, don’t worry if the hummus is quite loose after processing. It will be thinner than store-bought hummus, but this is intentional. The hummus will thicken up after the toasted pita is tossed in.

50 minutes

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest, plus ½ cup lemon juice, divided
1 cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
4 medium garlic cloves, finely grated
2-3 jalapeño chilies, stemmed, seeded and minced
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 8-inch pita breads, each split into 2 rounds
3 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons ground sumac, divided
2 15½-ounce cans chickpeas, ½ cup liquid reserved, then drained
1/3 cup plus ½ cup tahini, divided
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
2 tablespoons ghee or extra-virgin olive oil (see headnote)
1/2 cup slivered almonds
Ingredients
  • 1

    tablespoon grated lemon zest, plus ½ cup lemon juice, divided

  • 1

    cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

  • 4

    medium garlic cloves, finely grated

  • 2-3

    jalapeño chilies, stemmed, seeded and minced

  • 3

    tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2

    8-inch pita breads, each split into 2 rounds

  • 3

    teaspoons ground cumin, divided

  • teaspoons ground sumac, divided

  • 2

    15½-ounce cans chickpeas, ½ cup liquid reserved, then drained

  • cup plus ½ cup tahini, divided

  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper

  • 2

    tablespoons ghee or extra-virgin olive oil (see headnote)

  • ½

    cup slivered almonds

Directions

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Reviews
Michael J.
March 11, 2024
A Spoonful of Hummus Makes the Medicine Go Down
This was fantastic. It makes for a great lunch.