Jay's Hummus

Awesome hummus recipe, makes a great appy or party dish. Dip naan, pita, plain chips or fresh veggies. You'll need a food processor of some sort, a blender might work (but never tried it).

prep time:	12 mins
serves:	6

Ingredients

- 1 can Chick Peas, 19 oz (Garbanzo Beans), rinsed well and drained.
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- Roasted red pepper (stuff in a jar)
- Olive (or vegetable) oil
- Lemon juice
- Cayenne pepper
- Salt, to taste

Directions

Rinse the chick peas really well. Put the chick peas in your food processor, add the garlic and 2 to 3 big chunks of roasted red pepper; start with about 1 tablespoon each of oil and lemon juice. Add cayenne to make it as spicy as you like and some salt. Pulse the mixture till its well blended (if it just sorta sticks to the sides you need more liquid), it should take on a nice red colour from the red pepper, if not, add another piece or two (the peppers are a good source of liquid too). If its still too thick add a bit more oil and probably some lemon juice. You need to taste as you go, if its a bit blah, add some more salt, lemon juice will "brighten" it up. Should be a nice full flavour up front and then a bit of burn from the cayenne.

This is my own version, most hummus has tahini (sesame paste) but I don't have any, so never used it. Sometimes I throw in some fresh basil as well which works really well. And... roasted garlic (instead of fresh) is killer.

History

Hmmmm.... ask Rob ;-)

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