Hummus

Jason made hummus the other day! He had a potluck at the firehouse a couple of weeks ago and his Lebonese friend Dan made what he described as the "best hummus he had ever had." So he sweet-talked his friend out of the recipe and this is it. We scaled it back to 1/3, so that we used only one can of garbanzo beans, and it was the perfect amount to last us for a few days of snacking.

3 Can Chick peas (garbanzo beans)
1/4 C. Tahini Sauce
3-4 Cloves Garlic
2 Tbsp. Olive oil
Salt- to taste - if it seems bland, add salt
3-4 Tbsp. Lemon Juice - go off of taste
1/2 to 1 C. water- A little water goes a long was so add a little at a time.

Place peeled garlic cloves in food processor with about a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of olive oil. Run food processor until garlic is well diced, the finner the better.

Add garbanzo beans, lemon, tahini sauce, table spoon of olive oil and more salt. Run food processor for a good amount of time until everything is well chopped. At this point the hummus should be pretty thick, so start adding water at 1/8-1/4 cup increments until desired consistency.

Now it is all up to you. If you want more bite, add garlic. If you want more tart, add lemon. If you want more of that bland/buttery taste, add tahini. And if all together taste bland, add salt. Once you get it the way you like it, place in serving dish and drizzle olive oil on top. If you want to garnish, sprinkle paprika or chili powder over hummus before adding olive oil.

Hope this helps, and remember to try to find good tahini sauce (i.e. Trader Joe's) and just use store bought lemon juice...not the fake lemon looking things but the bigger juice container one.

PS This is pretty much copied from Dan's e-mail to Jason, so please consider this note me "citing my source." Had a lecture tonight in school on plagarism and that is not my intent! Enjoy!