Diane's Hummus A smooth satisfying dip from garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas.  Diane gave me this many years ago.  Make sure you use a real lemon (not juice from a jar) and real garlic - mash the garlic with the salt on a cutting board with the flat side of a knife until pureed. Tahini is sesame seed butter.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked chickpeas (save the leftover liquid)

• 3-4 cloves of garlic

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup tahini

• juice of 1 lemon

• 1/4 cup liquid (water works if no cooking liquid)

Directions:

Mash chickpeas in a food mill or processor.  In a separate bowl add tahini to mashed garlic-salt mixture.  Beat in lemon juice, then add liquid a little at a time to make a smooth creamy consistency.

Add tahini mixture to chickpeas slowly and mix until smooth.

Garnish with olive oil, chopped parsley or chopped scallions. Serve with pita triangles or corn chips.

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