Za’atar Pork Ear Chips and Hummus

Ingredients

Hummus

• 2 cups 500 mL cooked chickpeas
• ⅓ cup 80 mL sesame seed paste
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• ⅓ cup 80 mL lemon juice
• ½ cup 125 mL olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Pork ear chips

• 24 cups 6 litres water
• 2 tbsp. 30 mL coarse salt
• 1 cup 250 mL baking soda
• 1 tbsp. 15 mL dried thyme
• 1 tbsp. 15 mL dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 pork ears
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tbsp. 15 mL ground za’atar