Easy Lebanese Recipes: Hummus with Meat

ground lamb

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground beef is often more affordable.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

tahini

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories, while peanut butter is a cost-effective alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is a more affordable option.

Rinse the chickpeas and place them in a bowl with about half an inch of water until submerged.

Lightly rub the chickpeas together in your hands to remove the skins, which will float to the top.

Add garlic, kosher salt, fresh cracked pepper, tahini, and the juice of one lemon to the chickpeas.

Check the consistency of the hummus after five minutes; adjust lemon or garlic to taste if desired.

Cube the ribeye steak into half-inch pieces and season it before cooking.

Finely chop about half a cup of onion and spread it evenly in a pan to cook.

Once the onions release moisture, add seven spice and one clove of garlic to the pan with the onions.

Add about a tablespoon of butter to the pan and then add the pine nuts to toast them.

Return the meat mixture back to the pan and squeeze some lemon juice over it before serving.

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