Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 lg Garlic cloves; peeled
2 c Chickpeas; cooked -OR-
1 cn -19 oz
1/3 c Tahini: *
2 tb Olive oil
1/3 c Lemon juice; fresh
1 ts Cumin; ground
1/4 ts Pepper
1 pn -Salt; opt

*Sesame paste available in Greek, Middle Eastern or
health food stores. An untraditional substitute is
peanut butter

Puree garlic in food processor. Drain chickpeas and
reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid or liquid in can. Add
chickpeas and process until smooth. With motor
running, add tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin,
pepper and salt. Process until smooth. For a more
spreadable hummus, add 2 Tbsp of cooking liquid,
process. Repeat until desired consistency. Makes:
approx 2 cups Serve in a bowl with torn pita bread and
assorted dippers.

Source: The Toronto Sun (with modifications) posted by
Anne MacLellan

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