Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

• 3- 14.5 oz cans chickpeas
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 1/2 cup tahini
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup to 1 cup cold water
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
• Carrot sticks, cucumber slices, crackers and/or breadsticks, for serving

Directions

1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and throw them into a blender. Add the garlic, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper. Blend the mixture, pouring in cold water as you go. You may have to stop and give it a stir if the mixture becomes too thick. Keep adding water until it reaches desired consistency.

2. At the end, add the olive oil and give it a final pulse. Place in a dish and serve.

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