Hummus Bowls with Spiced Ground Beef and Grape Tomatoes

A bed of extra creamy hummus topped with well spiced ground beef and a fresh grape tomato salad served with crisp crackers (or bread of your choice). It makes a simple and tasty weeknight dinner. You can easily use chicken, pork or lamb (tofu if you want to go mealess) in place of the beef or try other seasonal vegetables on top. The hummus can also be made the day before and stored in the refrigerator.


1 tbsp Olive oil 450 g Ground beef 1 tsp Ground coriander 1/2 tsp Freshly milled black pepper 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon 2 tsp Sea salt, divided 250 g Grape tomatoes, halved 1 cup Fresh herbs, coarsely chopped (I used parsley, thyme and mint) 1 tbsp Fresh lemon juice 2 batch Chickpea hummus Extra-virgin olive oil, lemon wedges, Aleppo-style chilli pepper flakes, and crackers for serving, optional

Heat oil in a large heavy bottom skillet over high. Pat beef dry with paper towels, then press into an even layer in skillet with a spatula. Season with coriander, black pepper, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon of salt and cook, undisturbed, until a brown crust begins to form underneath, about 6 minutes. Turn, break beef into pieces, and continue to cook, stirring, until just cooked through, about 1 minute.
Meanwhile, toss tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
Divide hummus among shallow bowls. Using the back of a spoon to create a shallow well in the center. Spoon spiced beef and tomato mixture over, then drizzle with oil and sprinkle with pepper flakes. Serve with lemon wedges and crackers alongside, if using.

36 comments:

Nancy Chan 26/2/21 08:49: Looks and sounds yummy. Happy weekend.
Iwona 26/2/21 08:55: Sounds great :)
Martyna 26/2/21 13:07: I very like hummus;)
DEZMOND 26/2/21 13:45: We just had vegetarian offer in our Lidl so I stocked on tofu and veggie schnitzel :)
Tom 26/2/21 13:49: ...something to try, we have some chickpeas. Enjoy your weekend Angie.
Kitchen Riffs 26/2/21 15:54: Wow. Layers of flavor in this. Such a nice dish -- thanks.
beyondkimchee 26/2/21 16:01: Hummus and beef together sounds really good. I love how you seasoned beef with coriander and cinnamon. Sounds delicious.
Chef Mimi 26/2/21 16:03: Yum. I’ve made something very similar to this, and I think it was an Ottolenghi recipe. Such great flavors and textures, and it looks so fun to eat!
Jeff the Chef 26/2/21 17:55: This sounds absolutely fantastic!
Ashley@CookNourishBliss 26/2/21 18:01: Yessss I love anything that uses hummus and these bowls sound fantastic!
Pedro 26/2/21 21:18: Interesting combination of textures and flavors.
Sure it's delicious.
Have a nice weekend!
Balvinder 26/2/21 21:42: A favorite in our house, with chicken though.
Pattie @ Olla-Podrida 26/2/21 21:49: This sounds MAGNIFICENT! I never would have thought to have topped hummus with meat, least of all spiced ground beef. Yum!
Suja Manoj 26/2/21 22:14: What a great idea, absolutely fantastic, will surely try this.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 27/2/21 00:06: Thats looks delicious I would love to be eating this right now.
speedy70 27/2/21 08:38: Che piattino invitante cara, una vera delizia!!!
Julie 27/2/21 09:34: filling and delicious.. I would love to dig in with some crackers :)
Javier 27/2/21 11:50: Another terrific recipe from you! It's looks very delicious!
Isabell's Kitchen 27/2/21 13:13: That's a great combo! I love hummus and beef!
savorthebest 27/2/21 17:38: Hummus makes a delicious bed for savory ingredients. Looks delicious
bread&salt 27/2/21 21:05: Very nice recipe. Hummus is very famous throughout the our country Turkey and Mediterranean region. We love it very much and cook it very often. Your hummus and beef combination dish is amazing. As usual presentation is perfect Dear friend. Thank you
Happy Retiree's Kitchen 28/2/21 06:33: I love how this dish looks. What a wonderful way to serve hummus as a complete meal. I think I would eat it with flat bread. Perfect. Thanks for sharing this idea Angie, and photos are beautiful as usual.
Natalia 28/2/21 09:59: Yum, hummus is perfect addition to almost anything, beuatiful meal!
all types recepies and desert 28/2/21 10:11: Amazing recipe
Julie Ann Lozada 28/2/21 11:24: i'm drooling to this food now. thanks for sharing the recipe.

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Królowa Karo 28/2/21 19:56: You made me feel hungry :)
mjskit 28/2/21 23:31: Well this is a new one on me! I have never seen a humus served topped with meat and a salad. It looks delicious! A full meal in one bowl. You are so creative Angie!
Sherry's Pickings 1/3/21 07:30: what a fabulous idea angie. i must give this a go, except for the tomatoes. Hubby can have my share:-) You may remember from my blog that i am not a huge tomato fan. but i adore hummus!
gluten Free A_Z Blog 2/3/21 02:07: such an interesting idea. So many foods go well with humus.
Tanza Erlambang 2/3/21 21:01: we eat humus sometimes...healthy food.

Thank you for sharing your recipe...sound delicious.
Raymund 3/3/21 03:01: Thats soemthing new, a meaty chunky hummus! Definitely I would easily fall in love with it the first time I have one
Debra Eliotseats 3/3/21 19:02: I have never made a hummus bowl (and that's quite odd as much as I love hummus). Love the idea of serving with crackers.
Valentina 4/3/21 01:29: I'm so used to seeing hummus as part of a vegetarian dish. I welcome this one with meat. What a delicious combo of flavors here. :-) ~Valentina
Pam 4/3/21 18:05: What a terrific combination of flavors & textures.
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 6/3/21 23:53: I love hummus but have never had it as a main dish...only as an appetizer. This sounds delicious and something I need to try!
tigerfish 11/3/21 22:57: I wanna dip and scoop this hummus with ground beef with pita bread!