Hummus

I've tried this a few times but could never duplicate the taste at restaurants. I never get it as smooth and I think the problem is with my blender. I used the sesame seed paste that I made myself rather than the store bought tahini. That accounts for the difference in taste too. I finally managed to buy tahini from a Middle Eastern store and I'll probably use it next time. I made this along with some chicken kababs and I had some multigrain flat bread from Costco that I wanted to use up. I also tried garlic sauce along with this, but that was almost a disaster with way too much garlic. I had doubled up on the amount of garlic to keep the blender going, which I really shoudn't have. I just love garlic sauce and hummus with kababs, I'll just have to give it another try later on.

Ingredients:

Chick peas - 1 can
Tahini ( Sesame seed paste) - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Garlic cloves -3
Salt -1/2 tsp
Extra virgin olive oil - 1-2 tbsp
Paprika - to garnish
Parsley - to garnish.

Preparation:

1. Drain the chick peas and rinse gently.
2. Put the chick peas, tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic cloves in a blender or a food processor and grind to a smooth paste. Add salt and 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil.
3. Remove into a serving bowl or a plate and garnish with paprika and parsley. Drizzle the remaining olive oil. Serve with pita bread, chips, as a dip, spread or a side item.