Humus(Chickpea Dip) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (15 oz. each) cans chickpeas
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
1/2 c. ground sesame seed oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. snipped fresh mint
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. olive oil
mint leaves (if desired)
ripe olives

Preparation

Drain liquid from chickpeas; reserve 1/4 cup liquid.
Place chickpeas, lemon juice and reserved liquid in blender container; cover.
Puree, scraping sides of container frequently with spatula, until smooth.
Transfer chickpea mixture to medium size bowl; stir in sesame seed oil, garlic, snipped mint and salt.
Pour chickpea mixture into shallow serving bowl; make well in center.
Pour olive oil into well.
Garnish with mint leaves, olives and parsley. Sesame seed oil is called tahina in Middle East supermarket.