Recipe of the week

Homemade Hummus

Delicious, healthy and best of all yummy!

2 cups canned chick peas, drained and rinsed
2 large garlic cloves
4 to 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons tahini
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt (I like the Greek yogurt for this)

Puree the beans along with the garlic in a food processor.  Add the lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, cumin, salt and yogurt and blend until thoroughly smooth.  Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more garlic, salt, or lemon juice as needed.  Transfer to serving bowl and cover.  It's best to make it a day ahead and wait as the flavors emerge and blend over time.

If you've never worked with tahini, you have to stir it up well before you use it as the oil separates from the sesame paste and it needs to be blended together.