Hummus - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (20 oz.) can chickpeas
1 to 2 cloves garlic
1 to 2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
4 Tbsp. tahini (sesame seed paste)
water or juice from chickpeas
chopped parsley

Preparation

Drain and rinse chickpeas.
Mash peas with a potato masher or ricer and set aside.
Crush garlic and add teaspoon of salt. Combine with lemon juice.
Stir into chickpeas.
Beat in tahini. If mixture is too heavy, add some reserved juice from chickpeas. Can be made in food processor.
Chill after garnishing with parsley.
Serve with pita bread and raw vegetables.