Course: Party & Snacks
Hummus / Hummous
This is for garlic lovers if you catch my drift.
Source
I've been using this since the 1980s; I may have gotten it from my Lebanese buddy Paul Awad. It was published on Page 22 of the 2012 Elderberries Cookbook.
Ingredients
| 1 16oz can | chickpeas / garbanzo beans |
| 5 tbl | lemon juice |
| 1½ tbl | tahini |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 4 cloves, peeled | garlic |
| 1-2 tbl | olive oil |
| parsley |
Bust Out
| food processor |
Steps
- Drain chickpeas / garbanzo beans reserving the liquid.
- Finely mince garlic in the food processor
- Add chickpeas & remaining ingredients except oil, + ¼ cup of the chickpea can liquid.
- Process for a couple of minutes until smooth. Add more can liquid if it's too thick.
- Place in serving bowl and make it beautiful! Paul says, "Presentation is everything." Sculpt waves in the surface, create a shallow well in the center, fill it with olive oil and garnish with parsley (optional)
Remaining ingredients: lemon juice, tahini, salt.