Make Mazal’s sweet potato hummus for a high protein snack!
California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad meets the mother-son duo behind Mazal, an Israeli-Moroccan restaurant in Lincoln Heights highlighting vibrant Mediterranean flavors through a vegetarian lens. Learn how to make their sweet potato hummus at home for an easy seasonal snack.
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups dried garbanzo beans
1 tbsp baking soda
1 medium sweet potato
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2 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
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1 tbsp kosher salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp cumin
1/2 cup ice
1 cup raw tahini
HOW TO MAKE:
- Soak 4 cups garbanzo beans in water overnight with 1 tablespoon of baking soda in a large bowl, leaving 2 inches of water above the garbanzo beans. After ~24hrs, rinse and wash garbanzo beans, cook in water with a covered pot on medium heat until softened. Then strain beans and allow to cool.
- Cut a medium sweet potato in half, drizzle with olive oil, salt & pepper. Roast in oven until fully cooked (400F degrees until softened). Allow sweet potato to cool, then peel off skin.
- Place garbanzo beans, sweet potato, olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper, cumin, ice, and tahini in food processor. Blend, adding water as needed to achieve desired texture. Less water will result in a thicker hummus.
- Garnish plate with a handful of cooked garbanzo beans, za’atar, paprika, and fresh parsley. drizzle with olive oil
*Recipe courtesy of Chef Hanni Zaiet