Barbecued tomatoes with lemon and harissa hummus

Barbecued tomatoes with lemon and harissa hummus
Barbecued tomatoes with lemon and harissa hummus
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 500g cherry tomatoes
  • 1tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 1 tin chickpeas
  • 2tbs chickpea water, also called aquafaba, from the tin
  • ¼ preserved lemon
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • 2-3tbs tahini
  • Pinch cumin
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 ice cubes
  • 2tbs fresh thyme, parsley or dill
  • 1tsp harissa paste
  • 2tbs olive oil
  • 1tsp za’atar
  • 4 flatbread 
  • 8 skewers

1 Soak the skewers in water for an hour prior to placing on the barbecue if they are wooden.

2 Preheat the barbecue. Thread the tomatoes onto the skewers and rub a little olive oil and sprinkle salt over them. Place on the hot grill and watch carefully, turning after a few minutes once they begin to blister. You don't want them to overcook so that they burst. Set them aside. You can also do this in a frying pan or under the grill.

3 Make the hummus by placing the chickpeas, aquafaba, preserved lemon (flesh and peel), garlic, lemon juice, tahini, cumin and ice cubes into a Nutribullet cup or similar high-speed blender. Blitz until smooth.

4 Taste for seasoning. Spread the hummus out on to a large serving plate or four individual plates.

5 Mix the harissa paste with the olive oil and drizzle it over the hummus. Sprinkle over the za'atar. Place the tomato skewers on top and serve with warm flatbread.

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Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a food writer