Cooking Our Way

2 16 oz. cans chick peas, drained, reserve juice
4 to 6 cloves of garlic
1 ½ tea. salt
3/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
½ cup lemon juice.

Drain chick peas.  Put garlic in food processor and mince.  Add chick peas and process until smooth, scraping down sides.  Add salt, tahini and lemon juice.  Add enough chick pea juice to make a thick creamy consistency.  Check seasonings for salt and lemon juice.  Serve with olive oil and fresh pita bread.

HUMMUS

Make as above except omit the tahini, reduce the lemon juice to ¼ cup and add ¼ cup of olive oil.  Add about ½ cup fresh parsley if desired.  If too thick may add a little water.