Israeli Hummus

Israeli Hummus with Tahini

I am attaching the link to the most delicious hummus I have ever eaten!  This recipe is courteous of Orly, my wonderful host and culinary instructor in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Her website is "CookinIsrael".  Click on the following link to find her recipe and make your own delicious hummus!  http://www.cookinisrael.com/cooking_vacations_hummus.html

You will also find other wonderful recipes from Orly including green hummus.  She is very active on facebook, posting pictures almost daily! Like her on facebook  and be apart of her culinary experiences.  Better yet book a trip to Israel for weeklong culinary classes with Orly!

Hummus from the Carmel Market

The photograph at the above is hummus that we enjoyed, as a class,  at the market Thursday morning.  The hummus is smoothed to the periphial of the plate and the center is then topped with a tomato mixture, fried egg and fresh herbs.

Another equally delicious dish is the Fava Bean Dip.  The only place I enjoyed this dish or even saw it on the menu was in the market.  It starts with Fava Beans which is then topped with tahini, fresh parsley and chili powder.

The last two photographs above show a shopkeeper making pita.  It was a tiny little discreet place. No shop sign or window to gaze through.  Orly led us through the maze of corridors and we simply followed our noses!  To watch him cook the pita under the electric covers was so interesting. Really unlike anything I have seen before.

And now my friends, I am properly famished so I believe I will go make some hummus!!