hummus heaped with tomatoes and cucumbers

original recipe

ingredients

• 4 large pitas, toasted, cut into wedges
• 2 cups prepared hummus (from this recipe, your favorite recipe, or your favorite brand)
• Olive oil
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups (8 ounces or 225 grams) cherry tomatoes, chopped small, plus more to taste
• 8 ounces (225 grams) small cucumbers, washed, unpeeled, chopped small
• ¹⁄₄ medium red onion, chopped small
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Sumac and/or za’atar (optional)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, or a mix of parsley, mint, and chives, plus more for garnish

instructions

Spread hummus on a large plate with the back of a spoon, creating swirls and cavities. Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, just to freshen it up.

Mix tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, lemon, about 1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons olive oil, plus salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. If you have sumac, add about ¹⁄₄ teaspoon. Stir in herbs. Heap salad on hummus, arrange pita wedges all around. Finish with additional za’atar, sumac, and/or fresh herbs.