Confit Garlic Hummus

Giovanna Ryan

This is a step up from your common or garden hummus. The confit garlic takes a bit of time but it is super easy and makes a huge difference to the finished dish. This recipe makes way more confit garlic than you need, but you can keep any extra it in a sealed jar to use as you see fit or you can halve the quantities listed here.

Takes: 2 hours

Ingredients

For the confit garlic

Cloves from 2 large heads of garlic, whole, peeled and separated
Two or three sprigs of rosemary
1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Thick strips of lemon zest from 1 large lemon
Enough olive oil to completely submerge the garlic (this depends on the dimensions of the dish that you use. Don’t use your fancy stuff here!)

For the Hummus

1 jar Queen chickpeas, with their bean stock
3 tablespoons tahini
2-4 cloves of garlic and 5 tablespoons olive oil from the confit, plus extra to finish
Juice of 1 lemon

Made with:
Queen Chickpeas

This is the ultimate chickpea. It's tender, giant and oh so delicious. These guys are so delicious in their own right, they can stand centre stage of any dish with little else needed doing to them.

Directions

step 1
Start by making your confit garlic. Preheat the oven to 120C. Place the garlic cloves in a small oven proof dish with the rosemary, cumin seeds and lemon zest and completely cover with olive oil.
step 2
Cover the dish very tightly with foil and allow to confit in the oven for at least 2 hours or until the garlic is very soft. This may take longer - be patient!
step 3
Once cooked, remove the foil and set aside to cool completely before using.
step 4
To make the hummus, put the chickpeas and their liquid, tahini and the confit garlic and oil in a blender and blend until very smooth. If it gets really thick, you can add a tablespoon or two of cold water to help it along. Add lemon juice and salt to taste and give it a quick final blend.
step 5
To serve, place in a shallow bowl and top with some of the remaining confit garlic cloves and confit oil.

Made with:
Queen Chickpeas

This is the ultimate chickpea. It's tender, giant and oh so delicious. These guys are so delicious in their own right, they can stand centre stage of any dish with little else needed doing to them.

Mighty Queen Chickpeas

This is the ULTIMATE chickpea. It's tender, GIANT and oh so delicious. These guys are so delicious in their own right, they can stand centre stage of any dish with little else needed doing to them. Try them in this spiced tomato + harissa stew or as a hearty filling in this coronation chickpea sandwich. Or crisp them up in the oven for crunchy-on-the-outside, soft-in-the-centre marvels to top onto soup, salads or stews.
Additive and preservative-free. Just the highest quality beans, water and a pinch of salt.

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