Mark Bittman's Hummus

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups chickpeas, drained
• 1/2 cup tahini with some of it's oil (to taste)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled (to taste)
• juice of one lemon, plus more as needed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin (to taste) or 1 tablespoon paprika (to taste)
• chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 put the chickpeas, tahini, plus oil if you are using it, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and begin to process; add chickpea cooking liquid or water as needed to allow the machine to produce a smooth puree.
• 2 taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt, pepper, tahini, garlic or lemon juice as desired.
• 3 serve drizzled with some olive oil and sprinkled with a little cumin and parsley.