Hummus

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Cooking time: 12 minutes
Prep time: About 10 minutes

Makes: 1 1/2 cups

    

Ingredients

• 1 T.        sesame seeds
• 1            15 oz. can of garbanzo beans
• 1/4 cup   lemon juice
• 1            large garlic clove, chopped
• 1 T.        sesame oil
• 1/2 t.     Creole seasoning (e.g. Tony Chachere's)
• 1/4 t.     ground cumin

    

Directions

1. Spread sesame seeds on cookie sheet and bake 12 minutes at 300 deg.F.
2. Drain and save liquid from garbanzo beans.
3. Pour lemon juice, clopped garlic, sesame oil and seasoning into food blender.
4. Turn on blender and slowly add garbanzo beans. Stop periodically to push beans down.
5. Add in about 1/2 cup of juice drained from beans to get smooth consistency.
6. Transfer to serving dish and top with sesame seeds.

Good served as a dip with chips or raw vegetables. Also good spread on crackers or pita bread.

Modified from a recipe from Mary Fujii.

 

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