Hamshoula-Style Spiced Ground Meat Hummus

ingredients :

For the beef mixture:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 yellow zucchini, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 lb ground beef
1/4 lb ground lamb
1 tablespoon of sweet paprika
1 tablespoon of chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of cumin
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste

for the hummus:

1/2 cup of veggie broth
sesame seeds
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup of well-stirred tahini
1-2 tablespoons of water
1/4 teaspoon of cumin
2 tablespoons of olive oil,
and more for drizzling
salt to taste
make it :
Heat the oil in a large cast iron or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped pepper, zucchini and onion and cook until it becomes soft.

Add the ground meat and break it apart, stir in the spices, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the broth into the ground meat mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes or until broth has almost evaporated, but still juicy.

In a food processor, puree the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, water, cumin olive oil and salt and pepper until very smooth. Spoon the hummus into a shallow bowl and top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and parsley.