Hummus
Although hummus is traditionally eaten with warm pita bread, the Middle Eastern dip is just as delicious with raw veggies or slathered on sandwiches. Sure,
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Cooking tools:
- Food processor
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Oven
- Spoon
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 2 15 ounce cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas), (Love Note 1) (drained and rinsed )
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water
- 5 large cloves garlic, finely chopped ((about 2 tablespoons))
- ⅔ cup fresh lemon juice ((about 4 medium lemons))
- 2½ tsp salt
- 1⅓ cups tahini (sesame paste) (stirred well)
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp sambal oelek (spicy chili paste) (optional (Love Note 2))
- 4 kalamata or other black olives (optional)
- Warmed pita bread or pita chips (Love Note 3), or cut raw vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, zucchini and celery
