Hummus and Tabouli with homemade pita bread

Humus Ingredients:

• Chickpeas, one 14 oz can

• Tahini, 1/3 cup

• Garlic, 1 clove

• Lemon juice, 2 tablespoons

• Olive oil, 2 tablespoons

• Garlic powder, 1 teaspoon

• Paprika, 1/4 teaspoon for garnish

• Olive oil, one tablespoon for garnish

Tabouli Ingredients:

• Parsley, one bunch

• Scallions, one bunch

• Tomato, one

• Lemon juice, 3 tablespoons

• Cracked wheet, 1/3 cup

• Warm water, 1 cup

• Olive oil, 3 tablespoons

• Salt, 1/4 teaspoon

• Pepper, 1/4 teaspoon

• Cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon

Pita Bread Ingredients:

• Pita bread, 1

• Olive oil, 2 tablespoon

• Salt, 1 teaspoon

• Saatar, 1 teaspoon

Directions for humus:

1. Combine everything in the food processor: Combine the chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic powder.
2. Blend the humus until it is smooth. Usually 1 to 2 minutes.
3. When the humus is well blended, pour it into a bowl.
4. For garnish, add a tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.

Directions for tabouli: 

1. Pour one cup of warm water in a bowl and add 1/3 cup of fine cracked wheat/ bulgur. Let it sit while you prepare the tabouli. About 15 minutes.
2. Wash parsley very good and damp dry with a paper towel.
3. Put the parsley in a food processor. Let it run for about 3 minutes or until parsley is fine.
4. Place the fine parsley in a big bowl and add the scallions, tomato and lemon juice.
5. Drain the water from the cracked wheat and add to the mixture.
6. Add the cayenne pepper
7. Add olive oil, salt and pepper

Directions for pita bread:

1. Brush the pita bread with olive oil on both sides.
2. Sprinkle with salt on both sides.
3. Sprinkle za’atar on both sides.
4. Cut the pita bread in triangular pieces with a pizza cutter.
5. Put in the oven 450 for 15 minutes.