Hummus

Ingredients

• 2 cans garbanzo beans, reserve liquid
  
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed is best
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  
• 1 pinch cayenne
  
• 1 pinch paprika
  
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley or green onion
  

Directions

1. Place the garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, salt, garlic, 1 tbsp olive oil, cumin and cayenne in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Add some of the reserved liquid if it needs to be thinned out. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl.
2. Drizzle rest of olive oil over the garbanzo bean mixture. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

Tahini is a sesame seed paste--reminds me of peanut butter. I found it in the European section of international foods at Wegmans. The jar cost around $8, but it was large enough to keep me making hummus for a few months!

Adapted from allrecipes.com.