Hummus is one of the world's most beloved foods, and this two-bean hummus with Mastiha and Caramelized onions is a great example of how delicious, nutritious and versatile the traditional dishes of the Mediterranean diet can be. While hummus is mostly a Middle Eastern specialty, it has also been adapted to the Greek kitchen, and Greek home cooks and restaurant chefs alike dress it up every which way, including flavoring it with mastiha, the Mediterranean's most seductive spice, produced only on the island of Chios. So here's a Greek recipe for hummus that will turn heads and keep you going back for more.
All onions can be caramelized, but some do the job better. The sweeter the onion, the easier it will caramelize because it’s actually the sugars in the onion that turn brown. The best varieties are Vidalia, Walla Walla, Sweet Imperial, and Texas Sweet