Hummus Heaped with Tomatoes and Cucumbers

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

  • 4 large pitas, toasted, cut into wedges
  • 2 cups prepared hummus (from this recipe, your favorite recipe, or your favorite brand)
  • Olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups (8 ounces or 225 grams) cherry tomatoes, chopped small, plus more to taste
  • 8 ounces (225 grams) small cucumbers, washed, unpeeled, chopped small
  • 1/4 medium red onion, chopped small
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Sumac and/or za’atar (optional)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, or a mix of parsley, mint, and chives, plus more for garnish

Directions

  1. Spread hummus on a large plate with the back of a spoon, creating swirls and cavities. Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, just to freshen it up.

  2. Mix tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, lemon, about 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, plus salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. If you have sumac, add about 1/4 teaspoon. Stir in herbs. Heap salad on hummus, arrange pita wedges all around. Finish with additional za’atar, sumac, and/or fresh herbs.

Email to a friend | Print this recipe | Back