Hummus Recipe

Hummus

Ingredients:
2 cups canned chick peas, drained or the same amount fresh cooked
2/3 cup tahini
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cloves mashed garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cumin
parsley for garnish
oil

Place chick peas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt and cumin in food processor. Mix until smooth. The hummus may be a bit thick, so thin it out by adding a bit of oil or liquid from the can of chick peas.

Using the liquid from the can obviously makes it a low fat hummus recipe, but the oil adds a lovely richness to the hummus that is my preference.

Refrigerate.

Just before serving sprinkle chopped parsley on top.

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Tips and Variations:

• Tahini is a sesame seed paste that you can get in ethnic sections of your grocery store or ethnic specialty stores. It really is the best thing to use for an authentic hummus recipe, but in a pinch you can substitute 2/3 cup of sesame seeds. Blend well to grind the seeds.
• Replace the garlic in the recipe with an equal amount of roasted garlic for a smooth, rich roasted garlic hummus. Look here for our recipe for roasting garlic.