Raw zucchini hummus
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups of zucchini, peeled and shaved in very thin slices. (Preferably if they are small-sized zucchini)
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • 1 cup of raw tahini (non-roasted sesame paste)
  • 3-4 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ garlic clove or ½ tsp of garlic powder
  • ½ tsp of paprika
  • ½ tsp of ground cumin
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3 branches of chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix together the zucchini slices with the salt and massage for two minutes. Leave to rest for 30 minutes. Pour the resulting liquid, wash and presh with the hands in order to extract all the water.
  2. In a food processor combine the zucchini, tahini, lemon, oil, garlic, paprika and cumin, and process until a very fine and silky cream is obtained. Season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon.
  3. Add (optional) the finely chopped parsley and mix by hand. Decorate with whole parsley leaves, ground pepper, olive oil and paprika.
Culinary Tips
It is essential to shave the zucchini in very fine slices, grate it or use a vegetable spiralizer.
Fresh garlic gives hummus a very intense accent. You can use powdered dry garlic to obtain a milder flavour tone.
Both paprika and cumin are optional and you can make the recipe without them.
It is fundamental to process the mix throughoutly until there are no remaining and recognizable vegetable chunks. You must get a very fine and silky texture.
Recipe by The Quotidian Cook at https://www.thequotidiancook.com/en/raw-zucchini-hummus/