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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Hummus

This Recipe makes: 8 servings

PREP TIME 10 mins

READY IN 10 mins

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces of canned garbanzo beans, (chickpeas)

1 tablespoon tahini

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

About 3 tablespoons olive oil

salt,to taste

freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Drain and rinse the garbanzo beans.

2. Puree the garbanzo beans in a blender or food processor with the tahini, lemon juice and garlic.

3. With the machine running, add the olive oil slowly, until the hummus becomes thick and creamy.

4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Serve with pita bread.

Serving Size: about 2 tablespoons

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Number of Servings: 8

Per Serving



Calories 84

Carbohydrate 5 g

Fat 7 g

Fiber 1 g

Protein 2 g

Saturated Fat 1 g

Sodium 31 mg

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