Kaden's Hummus

By: Christopher Cruz

One of the healthiest meal that you could ever serve your family, and it could be an appetizer or a full meal with a pita bread, and mix it in your falafel to add richness.
Hummus is a purée of chickpeas and sesame seeds, seasoned with salt & pepper, and a fresh squeeze of lemon juice. In fact, it is so versatile you could blend in your favorite herbs in it to add more flavor. This recipe is modified to my son's taste, he likes it this way and he enjoys helping out making them.

Ingredients:

3 Cloves of garlic (roughly chopped)
2 Cans of chickpeas (drained, but reserve the juice)
1/4 Cup of chickpeas juice
2 Tbsp of tahini paste (see recipe below)
1/4 Cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Cup of cilantro (roughly chopped) (optional: you could use any herbs or flavoring you want)
1/4 Cup lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste

Tahini paste:

2 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
1/2 Tsp sesame oil
1/4 Tsp salt
1/4 cup tepid water

Method:

For the Tahini paste
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender except for the tepid water.
2. Slowly add, tepid water into the blender, blend until smooth.

For the Hummus
1. Using a food processor, place all ingredients into the processor except for the olive oil. Pulsate a few times then scrape the sides of the processor so all the ingredients will be blended in.
2. Slowly add olive oil while running the processor, blend until creamy in texture.
3. Refrigerate for a couple of hours, then serve. Enjoy!

Optional: In this recipe i used baked tortillas as a dipping sticks for the Hummus.
You can use pita bread, crackers, etc.