Hummus

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas
• 2/3 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• water

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor place the first 5 ingredients. grind it until you get most of the chickpeas ground up. then add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/4 cup water, garlic, salt, tahini/tahina and lemon juice. grind again. taste.
• 2 add more garlic, salt, tahini/tahina or lemon juice as per your tastes. if you like it smoother add more water a little at a time. serve in a bowl or on a plate with fresh vegetables, fresh - fried - or baked pita, crackers, etc -- or use it as a topping on grilled vegetables. be creative with it!
• 3 i drizzle olive oil on top of mine and sprinkle with chopped parsley and lightly dust with paprika. i like mine with a teaspoon of sambal oleke (a red chili paste) on the side, but a warning sambal oleke will make it very spicy!
• 4 keep refrigerated, it will keep in the refridgerator covered tightly for 2 or 3 days (if it lasts that long).