Hummus

2 cups

SAUCES & DRESSINGS

Ina Garten How Easy Is That? (p. 100)

Ingredients

Canned chickpeas - 1 15.5 oz (2 cups)

Tahini or sesame paste - 13 cup

Garlic - 4 cloves

Lemons - 3 (6 tbl)

Hot sauce - 8 dashes

Prep

Garlic - mince

Lemons - juice (6 tbl)

Instructions

Place the chickpease, 2 tbl of chickpea liquid, the tahini or sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, hot sauce and 2 tsp of kosher salt in a food processor or blender and pulse until coarsley pureed.

The hummus should be moist and thick; add more lemon juice or chickpea liquid to thin if necessary. Cover and refirerate for several hours for the flavors to blend. Taste for seasoning.