How to make hummus topped with spiced ground beef, feta cheese and mint. Jump to the Hummus with Spiced Ground Beef, Feta and Mint or read on to see our tips for making it.
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How to Make Spiced Beef Topped Hummus with Feta and Mint
The beef can be made in minutes. We spice it up with cumin, cinnamon, coriander and cayenne pepper. Then we add it to the top of smooth creamy hummus.
You can buy your own hummus or make our simple hummus recipe. It only takes about 10 minutes and tastes better than store-bought. Basically, we add tahini, lemon juice, spices and chickpeas to a food processor and process until ultra smooth.
By the way, this recipe can easily be adapted for ground lamb, chicken or turkey.
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Recipe updated, originally posted October 2012. Since posting this in 2012, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne
Hummus with Spiced Ground Beef, Feta and Mint
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You can buy your own hummus or make our simple hummus recipe. It only takes about 10 minutes and tastes better than store-bought. Basically, we add tahini, lemon juice, spices and chickpeas to a food processor and process until ultra smooth. This recipe can also be adapted for ground lamb, chicken or turkey.
You Will Need
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup chicken or beef stock
Salt
2 cups hummus, see our homemade hummus recipe
5 to 6 mint leaves, chopped
Handful crumbled feta cheese
Directions
1Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the beef, press it down into the pan then cook, without disturbing it until browned on one side, about 8 minutes. Break the beef up then stir in the cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, coriander, allspice, and a generous pinch of salt. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2Pour in the chicken stock and cook until reduced and beef is cooked, about 5 minutes. Spoon hummus into a bowl and top with spiced beef, feta cheese and the chopped mint leaves.
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This is one of my favorites when ordering middle eastern. Who would have thought I could make it at home? I only had 80/20 beef so I drained some of the fat. I thought it was an interesting method of cooking the beef. I’m curious as to the benefits vs just breaking it up and seasoning as it starts to brown? It tasted great! I also added the pine nuts becuase I had them. Really good!
SO happy you enjoyed it Carrie!
This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
really great and easy… thanx
That’s our dinner tonight, thank you! 🙂 My mother-in-law makes a similar dish — hummus, spiced lamb or beef, and toasted almonds or pine nuts for the topping. I think feta cheese will add an interesting flavor.
I never would have thought of this recipe but I am glad someone did. How simple and not terribly unhealthy.
Erin