Hummus

Today I am going to introduce you to an Arabian recipe which is getting very popular in Spanish cuisine, perfect as an appetizer,  easy to prepare, not many ingredients and healthy, is there a better deal?

Ingredients

-500 gr. dried Garbanzos or Chickpeas.

-Juice of 1 Lemon (or to your liking)

-3 Tablespoons of Tahini.

-2 Garlic Cloves.

- A couple of pinches of Ground Cumin.

-Salt and Pepper.

-2 Tablespoons of EVOO.

-Fresh Parsley.

This recipe starts by soaking the chickpeas the night before, the next day boil them until they get soft.

Put in the blender bowl or in a food processor, the chickpeas,  the EVOO,  garlic and lemon juice. Grind all together until you get a smooth paste. Add the ground cumin, salt and pepper and Tahini and grind them again until all the ingredients are blended.

You can have it right away or put it in the fridge for a little while.

To serve pour it in a bowl sprinkled with a good EVOO, a pinch of paprika (if is it sweet or hot is to your liking) and some chopped parsley.

Accompanied with pita bread.

Note: You can substitute the dried garbanzos for baked meat eggplant, named as Mutabbal.