Recipe - Hommus

1 cn Chickpeas
2 Cloves garlic
One fourth cup Lemon juice; or more, to
taste
1 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Tahini (sesame paste)
3 tablespoon Olive oil
Chopped parsley or cilantro
Paprika or cayenne pepper

Drain chick peas, reserving liquid. Put chick peas, garlic, lemon juice,
salt and tahini (tahina) in blender container. Process until smooth, using
some of the reserved chick pea liquid as needed.

Place into small bowl. Drizzle olive oil on top and sprinkle with parsley
(or cilantro) and paprika (or cayenne). Serve with crackers or pita chips
(see recipe for "Arabic Bread Chips").

Recipe by: Lisa Whicker/ Jubail, KSA Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #671 by
Creedenite@aol.com on Jul 14, 1997