Hummus bi Tahini

By Maverick19

This recipe comes from a very old cookbook, from the Lebanese Church Ladies' Guild, from Cleveland, OH. This is a VERY traditional Lebanese hummus recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 19oz can chick peas (or dried peas, soaked overnight)
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 1/3 cup lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp salt
• Dash paprika

Preparation

Step 1

Drain water from chick peas, reserving 1/3 cup of the liquid. Pour all ingredients, except parsley and oil, into blender. Add the 1/3 cup of liquid and puree for a few minutes. Pour onto shallow platter. Garnish with chopped parsley and olive oil and paprika.