Hummus is a dip/spread that is made from chickpeas. In fact, hummus is the Arabic word for chickpea. You may notice that many hummus recipes call for garbanzo beans, not chickpeas. Guess what? Garbanzo is the Spanish translation of chickpea. They are called Cece beans in Italy.
There is of course no standard recipe for it as everyone is making it to accommodate own taste. Some people add more garlic, others add more lemon, sometimes I have seen it with parsley. Do it to your liking and it will be your best!
Take two cans of organic chickpeas drain all liquid rinse under cold water and drain. Place it in your food processor. If you are using garlic in it add chopped garlic or desired amount of garlic paste. Next add Tahini sauce (sesame seed paste) and mix to desired consistency. If you like to have more texture in it just pulse it for a few minutes. Add some salt, 2 tbsp pf olive oil, juice of one lemon mix it all together and serve. Possibility of variations on this dish are endless. You can add roasted peppers to it, if you like it spicy add cayenne pepper, etc.
I like to serve it with homemade toasted pita chips or rustic country bread. This is one of my both kids favorite afternoon snacks!
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