Hummus Fatteh

Ingredients

• 2 cups fino bread or bread rolls, cut up
• 2 cups cooked chickpeas
• 2 to 3 cups hot chickpea cooking liquid
• 2 cups hummus (see recipe)
• 2 tbsp hummus dressing
• 1/4 cup olive oil or ghee
• Almonds or pine nuts
• Parsley, for garnish
• About 1 cup fried bread for the top
• Salt
• Lemon juice

Method

1. Cut the bread into a serving dish, add the chickpea liquid a little at a time with a cup of hummus, the whole chickpeas, salt, lemon and some dressing. Mix and adjust the seasoning, adding liquid gradually until soft but not soupy.
2. Level the surface, spread the remaining hummus on top and garnish with chickpeas, parsley and fried bread.
3. Fry the almonds or pine nuts in the oil and ghee and pour over the fatteh.